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| Alps shootings: Saad al-Hilli house search set to go on | Alps shootings: Saad al-Hilli house search set to go on |
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| Police officers are expected to resume their search of the family home of a British man who was shot dead with his wife and two others in the French Alps. | Police officers are expected to resume their search of the family home of a British man who was shot dead with his wife and two others in the French Alps. |
| Searches at the house in Claygate, Surrey, are expected to continue for at least another two days. | Searches at the house in Claygate, Surrey, are expected to continue for at least another two days. |
| Meanwhile, Zainab al-Hilli, the dead couple's seven-year-old daughter who was shot and injured in last week's attack, has been brought out of a coma. | Meanwhile, Zainab al-Hilli, the dead couple's seven-year-old daughter who was shot and injured in last week's attack, has been brought out of a coma. |
| Her four-year-old sister, Zeena, has returned to the UK. | Her four-year-old sister, Zeena, has returned to the UK. |
| Zeena lay undiscovered for eight hours after her parents, a woman thought to be her grandmother and a local cyclist died in Wednesday's attack in Chevaline. | Zeena lay undiscovered for eight hours after her parents, a woman thought to be her grandmother and a local cyclist died in Wednesday's attack in Chevaline. |
| French and British investigators, including Surrey Police firearms officers, started examining the home of Saad al-Hilli, 50, on Saturday as part of an attempt to establish a motive for the murders which took place during the family's camping holiday. | French and British investigators, including Surrey Police firearms officers, started examining the home of Saad al-Hilli, 50, on Saturday as part of an attempt to establish a motive for the murders which took place during the family's camping holiday. |
| However, police have not said whether they have found anything significant. | However, police have not said whether they have found anything significant. |
| Surrey Police has said the investigation is French-led, with British officers facilitating requests rather than following their own leads. | Surrey Police has said the investigation is French-led, with British officers facilitating requests rather than following their own leads. |
| On Sunday, French prosecutor Eric Maillaud has said Zainab is still under sedation and will not be able to be questioned for several more days. | On Sunday, French prosecutor Eric Maillaud has said Zainab is still under sedation and will not be able to be questioned for several more days. |
| But police hope she will eventually be able to provide more information about the shootings. | |
| Mr Maillaud said her four-year-old sister Zeena has returned to the UK. | Mr Maillaud said her four-year-old sister Zeena has returned to the UK. |
| The French prosecutor said: "She returned to the UK by air. On arrival she was put under the care of the authorities and the social services." | The French prosecutor said: "She returned to the UK by air. On arrival she was put under the care of the authorities and the social services." |
| In an earlier briefing, Mr Maillaud told reporters Zeena had been interviewed, but he did not see a need to speak to her again as she "did not see anything". | In an earlier briefing, Mr Maillaud told reporters Zeena had been interviewed, but he did not see a need to speak to her again as she "did not see anything". |
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| Two relatives of the girls had travelled to France with a British social worker and police family liaison officers. | Two relatives of the girls had travelled to France with a British social worker and police family liaison officers. |
| In France, police returned to the scene of the crime and widened their area of investigation, Mr Maillaud said. | In France, police returned to the scene of the crime and widened their area of investigation, Mr Maillaud said. |
| "We are trying to see how those who committed these acts were able to get away," he added. | "We are trying to see how those who committed these acts were able to get away," he added. |
| French police have also asked their Italian and Swiss counterparts to help in the hunt for the killers. | French police have also asked their Italian and Swiss counterparts to help in the hunt for the killers. |
| Mr al-Hilli's wife, Iqbal, and a 74-year-old woman who held a Swedish passport and who is reported to be Mr al-Hilli's mother-in-law, were killed during the attack in Chevaline, close to the tourist destination of Lake Annecy, on Wednesday. | Mr al-Hilli's wife, Iqbal, and a 74-year-old woman who held a Swedish passport and who is reported to be Mr al-Hilli's mother-in-law, were killed during the attack in Chevaline, close to the tourist destination of Lake Annecy, on Wednesday. |
| The fourth victim, a cyclist whose body was found near the car after apparently stumbling across the attack, has been named as 45-year-old Sylvain Mollier. | The fourth victim, a cyclist whose body was found near the car after apparently stumbling across the attack, has been named as 45-year-old Sylvain Mollier. |
| In Annecy on Saturday, the French prosecutor told a news conference that the post-mortem examinations on the victims had been completed on Friday night. | In Annecy on Saturday, the French prosecutor told a news conference that the post-mortem examinations on the victims had been completed on Friday night. |
| "All four were killed by several bullets and all four were hit twice in the head," Mr Maillaud said. | "All four were killed by several bullets and all four were hit twice in the head," Mr Maillaud said. |
| The prosecutor, who had previously said 25 shots were fired in total, told reporters that officers had discovered more information about the ballistics but the details would not be disclosed publicly. | The prosecutor, who had previously said 25 shots were fired in total, told reporters that officers had discovered more information about the ballistics but the details would not be disclosed publicly. |
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| A couple of days after the killings, French police said that a possible dispute over money between Mr al-Hilli and his brother, Zaid, was one of the lines of inquiry in the investigation. | A couple of days after the killings, French police said that a possible dispute over money between Mr al-Hilli and his brother, Zaid, was one of the lines of inquiry in the investigation. |
| This was based on credible information coming from the British police, they said. | This was based on credible information coming from the British police, they said. |
| But Mr Maillaud has since said that Zaid al-Hilli, who denied to UK police there was any dispute over "financial matters", would be interviewed "as a witness" by French officers "just like any other family member". | But Mr Maillaud has since said that Zaid al-Hilli, who denied to UK police there was any dispute over "financial matters", would be interviewed "as a witness" by French officers "just like any other family member". |
| "Everyone talks about a dispute between the brothers as if it was an established fact. The brother says there was no dispute so let us remain cautious about that," he said. | "Everyone talks about a dispute between the brothers as if it was an established fact. The brother says there was no dispute so let us remain cautious about that," he said. |
| Flowers have been left at the scene of the shooting in France, while floral tributes from neighbours have been placed at the al-Hilli home in recent days. | Flowers have been left at the scene of the shooting in France, while floral tributes from neighbours have been placed at the al-Hilli home in recent days. |
| In a statement, the vicar of Claygate, the Reverend Philip Plyming, said: "I, and the church community of Claygate, share the shock felt by so many in the village and beyond at the recent tragic events in France." | In a statement, the vicar of Claygate, the Reverend Philip Plyming, said: "I, and the church community of Claygate, share the shock felt by so many in the village and beyond at the recent tragic events in France." |
| Are you in the area near Lake Annecy or did you know the family? Send us your comments using the form below. | Are you in the area near Lake Annecy or did you know the family? Send us your comments using the form below. |