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McCanns in plea to Irish tourists | McCanns in plea to Irish tourists |
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The parents of Madeleine McCann have appealed for Irish people to scan holiday photographs for clues about their child's whereabouts. | |
Kate and Gerry McCann appeared on Irish state television on Tuesday urging anyone with photos from Portugal to send them to British investigators. | |
Madeleine was taken from the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz on 3 May. | Madeleine was taken from the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz on 3 May. |
Her mother, Kate, told RTE's Crimecall programme they had been overwhelmed by the support from Ireland. | Her mother, Kate, told RTE's Crimecall programme they had been overwhelmed by the support from Ireland. |
"We'd reckon half the letters we have are from the Irish," Mrs McCann said. | |
"The amount of people we've met here in Praia Da Luz who say to us all of Ireland is praying for us... | |
"The outpouring of support has been tremendous, literally thousands of letters and other messages of support just from Ireland alone." | |
It is thought four-year-old Madeleine was snatched from the family's apartment at the Praia da Luz resort while her parents were at a nearby restaurant. | It is thought four-year-old Madeleine was snatched from the family's apartment at the Praia da Luz resort while her parents were at a nearby restaurant. |
Digital photographs | |
An RTE crew travelled to the Algarve just over a week ago to conduct a short interview with the couple. | |
An RTE spokeswoman said: "They wanted to appeal to any Irish person who may have been in the Praia Da Luz area around May 3 and ask them specifically to look at their digital photographs, to look at the backgrounds and look at the photos." | |
On Friday, the McCanns are due to set aloft 50 balloons from 50 countries to highlight the fact Madeleine will have been missing for 50 days. | On Friday, the McCanns are due to set aloft 50 balloons from 50 countries to highlight the fact Madeleine will have been missing for 50 days. |
The McCann family have strong links with Ireland as four of Mr McCann's siblings were born in Donegal. | |
Recent Irish visitors to the Portuguese holiday resort are being asked to upload their photos to the UK's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre website - www.ceopupload.com. |
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