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| French Alps shootings: police evacuate victims' neighbours | French Alps shootings: police evacuate victims' neighbours |
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| Surrey police are evacuating neighbours of the murdered engineer Saad al-Hilli after finding "items" at the family home in Claygate, Surrey. | Surrey police are evacuating neighbours of the murdered engineer Saad al-Hilli after finding "items" at the family home in Claygate, Surrey. |
| Hilli was shot in the head last week along with his wife, Iqbal, and a woman that police have now confirmed was his mother-in-law while on a camping holiday with their two daughters in Annecy in the French Alps. The children, Zainab, seven, and Zeena, four, survived the attack, which took place while the family were in their car. | |
| A witness who was cycling past was also shot in the head and French authorities who are leading the investigation into the multiple murders have suggested that the attack bore the hallmarks of a professional killing. | A witness who was cycling past was also shot in the head and French authorities who are leading the investigation into the multiple murders have suggested that the attack bore the hallmarks of a professional killing. |
| On Monday, Surrey police said they were evacuating homes in the village of Claygate after finding items that concerned them. The £1.5m mock Tudor home has been under police guard since Thursday and police and forensic teams began searching the house this weekend for clues which may help French police find the killers. | |
| A bomb disposal team was seen outside the property on Monday. | A bomb disposal team was seen outside the property on Monday. |
| In a short statement, the force said: "Surrey police can confirm that due to concerns around items found at the address in Oaken Lane in Claygate, officers have extended the cordon surrounding the property. | In a short statement, the force said: "Surrey police can confirm that due to concerns around items found at the address in Oaken Lane in Claygate, officers have extended the cordon surrounding the property. |
| "Neighbours in the immediate area are being temporarily evacuated and we will provide more information when we have it." | "Neighbours in the immediate area are being temporarily evacuated and we will provide more information when we have it." |
| French police have confirmed that the elderly woman found murdered in the car was Iqbal al-Hilli's mother. | French police have confirmed that the elderly woman found murdered in the car was Iqbal al-Hilli's mother. |
| Detectives had struggled to identify the 74-year-old Swedish passport-holder. Zeena, who survived by hiding underneath her dead mother's skirt for eight hours, was able to confirm her parents' identity, telling investigators who showed her photographs: "That's Mummy … and that's Daddy". However, when asked about the older woman, the traumatised child told them it was someone she had not seen often and was not sure who she was. | Detectives had struggled to identify the 74-year-old Swedish passport-holder. Zeena, who survived by hiding underneath her dead mother's skirt for eight hours, was able to confirm her parents' identity, telling investigators who showed her photographs: "That's Mummy … and that's Daddy". However, when asked about the older woman, the traumatised child told them it was someone she had not seen often and was not sure who she was. |
| Zainab suffered severe head injuries in the attack and underwent two operations in Grenoble University hospital where she was in a medically induced coma until Sunday afternoon. | Zainab suffered severe head injuries in the attack and underwent two operations in Grenoble University hospital where she was in a medically induced coma until Sunday afternoon. |
| On Monday, the French investigating team said a weekend search of the family home had revealed the woman was the girls' grandmother. | On Monday, the French investigating team said a weekend search of the family home had revealed the woman was the girls' grandmother. |
| In Annecy police are examining a laptop computer and two mobile phones found in the family car. | In Annecy police are examining a laptop computer and two mobile phones found in the family car. |