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| French Alps shooting: bomb disposal unit leaves Hilli home in Surrey | French Alps shooting: bomb disposal unit leaves Hilli home in Surrey |
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| A bomb disposal unit called to the Claygate home of the French Alps shooting victims has been stood down after the examination of items that caused police initial "concern" at the address. | A bomb disposal unit called to the Claygate home of the French Alps shooting victims has been stood down after the examination of items that caused police initial "concern" at the address. |
| Surrey police imposed an exclusion zone around the mock Tudor house shortly after 9.30am, closing neighbouring roads and temporarily evacuating the area. | Surrey police imposed an exclusion zone around the mock Tudor house shortly after 9.30am, closing neighbouring roads and temporarily evacuating the area. |
| They extended an existing cordon and appeared to be examining a shed or workshop in the back garden of the house of the murdered engineer Saad al-Hilli and his family. | They extended an existing cordon and appeared to be examining a shed or workshop in the back garden of the house of the murdered engineer Saad al-Hilli and his family. |
| Hilli, 50, was shot in the head last week along with his wife, Iqbal, a dentist, and his mother-in-law, the Iraqi-born naturalised Swede Suhaila al-Allaf, while on a camping holiday with the couple's two daughters in Annecy. | Hilli, 50, was shot in the head last week along with his wife, Iqbal, a dentist, and his mother-in-law, the Iraqi-born naturalised Swede Suhaila al-Allaf, while on a camping holiday with the couple's two daughters in Annecy. |
| The children, Zainab, aged seven, and Zeena, four, survived the attack, which took place while the family was in the car. | The children, Zainab, aged seven, and Zeena, four, survived the attack, which took place while the family was in the car. |
| The family's home has been under police guard since Thursday, and police and forensic teams began searching the property at the weekend for any clues that may help French police investigating the murders. | The family's home has been under police guard since Thursday, and police and forensic teams began searching the property at the weekend for any clues that may help French police investigating the murders. |
| The cordon around the house was lifted shortly after midday on Monday, and the bomb squad left the premises. | The cordon around the house was lifted shortly after midday on Monday, and the bomb squad left the premises. |
| Earlier, Surrey police said the bomb disposal unit had been called "due to concerns around items" found at the address. The unit was stood down after an assessment, and neighbours were allowed back in to their properties. Surrey Police later confirmed items found at the address were "not hazardous". | Earlier, Surrey police said the bomb disposal unit had been called "due to concerns around items" found at the address. The unit was stood down after an assessment, and neighbours were allowed back in to their properties. Surrey Police later confirmed items found at the address were "not hazardous". |
| Attention on the property intensified as police in Annecy waited to question Zainab, who was brought round from a medically induced coma after the attack, in which Sylvain Mollier, 45, a French cyclist who apparently stumbled across the scene, also died. Zeena, who survived after hiding underneath her dead mother's dress, flew back to Britain with carers on Sunday. | Attention on the property intensified as police in Annecy waited to question Zainab, who was brought round from a medically induced coma after the attack, in which Sylvain Mollier, 45, a French cyclist who apparently stumbled across the scene, also died. Zeena, who survived after hiding underneath her dead mother's dress, flew back to Britain with carers on Sunday. |
| French investigators confirmed on Monday that only one weapon was used to kill the four victims; there had been speculation that because of the large number of shots fired there may have been more than one weapon. | French investigators confirmed on Monday that only one weapon was used to kill the four victims; there had been speculation that because of the large number of shots fired there may have been more than one weapon. |
| Eric Maillaud, the French prosecutor overseeing the Alpine murder investigation, has told journalists he has absolutely no comment to make about the inquiry in France or developments in the United Kingdom. | Eric Maillaud, the French prosecutor overseeing the Alpine murder investigation, has told journalists he has absolutely no comment to make about the inquiry in France or developments in the United Kingdom. |
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