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A British woman is being questioned by Spanish police after two of her children were found dead in a holiday resort in Spain.A British woman is being questioned by Spanish police after two of her children were found dead in a holiday resort in Spain.
Police said the children, a boy and a girl both under the age of six, were discovered in a hotel room in the coastal town of Lloret de Mar. Police said the children, a boy, one, and a girl, five, were discovered in a room at the Hotel Miramar in the coastal town of Lloret de Mar.
The British Embassy in Madrid said an inquiry had been launched into the deaths. In a statement, they said the mother telephoned the hotel reception desk to call police and the ambulance service.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said it was investigating the reports. There were no outward signs of violence and a post mortem will be carried out.
Police said the family were on holiday in the resort; a spokeswoman said the Foreign Office said it was investigating reports of the deaths.
A spokesman said: "We are in contact with the Spanish police but because the children are minors we cannot say much.A spokesman said: "We are in contact with the Spanish police but because the children are minors we cannot say much.
"We believe the mother has been arrested. There is an ongoing investigation." "There is an ongoing investigation."
'Popular with British''Popular with British'
Local police were called to the 4-star Hotel Miramar, located on the Costa Brava coast about 45 miles (70km) north of Barcelona, at about 1400 local time. Local police were called to the 4-star Hotel Miramar, on the Costa Brava coast about 45 miles (70km) north of Barcelona, at about 1400 local time.
A Girona police spokesman said: "When the officers arrived at the scene they found two children inside a room at a hotel.A Girona police spokesman said: "When the officers arrived at the scene they found two children inside a room at a hotel.
"Girona police are investigating the death of the two children. The police have detained the mother of the minors to find out what happened.""Girona police are investigating the death of the two children. The police have detained the mother of the minors to find out what happened."
LLORET DE MAR Tourist town on the Costa Brava45 miles (70km) from BarcelonaOfficial languages are Catalan and SpanishHotel Miramar: 4-star hotel on beachfrontLLORET DE MAR Tourist town on the Costa Brava45 miles (70km) from BarcelonaOfficial languages are Catalan and SpanishHotel Miramar: 4-star hotel on beachfront
Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported that the children's mother phoned police, who were unable to revive them. Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported that emergency services were unable to revive the children.
Embassy staff said they were trying to establish whether the family was on holiday in Spain or living in the country.
Lloret de Mar is a popular destination for British holidaymakers.Lloret de Mar is a popular destination for British holidaymakers.
A spokesman for travel association Abta said: "It's very popular with the British. It's a very traditional Spanish resort, similar to Benidorm and Torremolinos." A spokesman for the travel association, Abta, said: "It's very popular with the British. It's a very traditional Spanish resort, similar to Benidorm and Torremolinos."