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| New search at McCann suspect home | New search at McCann suspect home |
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| Police in Portugal investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have renewed their search of the home of 33-year-old Briton Robert Murat. | Police in Portugal investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have renewed their search of the home of 33-year-old Briton Robert Murat. |
| Up to 10 officers returned to the home of the only official suspect in the case, in Praia da Luz, in the Algarve. | Up to 10 officers returned to the home of the only official suspect in the case, in Praia da Luz, in the Algarve. |
| Four-year-old Madeleine went missing from the resort in May, while she was on holiday with her family. | Four-year-old Madeleine went missing from the resort in May, while she was on holiday with her family. |
| Mr Murat's property was initially searched days after Madeleine was abducted while she slept. | Mr Murat's property was initially searched days after Madeleine was abducted while she slept. |
| The BBC's Steve Kingstone, in Praia da Luz, says police - including two British detectives - arrived at the house at 0700 (0600GMT). | The BBC's Steve Kingstone, in Praia da Luz, says police - including two British detectives - arrived at the house at 0700 (0600GMT). |
| He says the property is thick with vegetation and the officers are using rakes and hedge trimmers to clear the search area. | He says the property is thick with vegetation and the officers are using rakes and hedge trimmers to clear the search area. |
| 'Sighting' | 'Sighting' |
| Mr Murat, who is with his lawyer, was not arrested. | |
| Mr Murat's house is not far from where the McCanns were staying | Mr Murat's house is not far from where the McCanns were staying |
| He was declared a suspect 10 days after Madeleine was last seen, on 3 May, but has strenuously denied any involvement in her disappearance. | He was declared a suspect 10 days after Madeleine was last seen, on 3 May, but has strenuously denied any involvement in her disappearance. |
| Mr Murat's house is about 100m (330 ft) from where Madeleine's family was staying. | Mr Murat's house is about 100m (330 ft) from where Madeleine's family was staying. |
| He has been told the search will take up to four days. | He has been told the search will take up to four days. |
| The search comes as police investigate a possible sighting of Madeleine in Belgium. | The search comes as police investigate a possible sighting of Madeleine in Belgium. |
| Detectives have issued a sketch of a Dutch man and an English woman seen with the girl in a restaurant in Tongeren on the Dutch border. | Detectives have issued a sketch of a Dutch man and an English woman seen with the girl in a restaurant in Tongeren on the Dutch border. |
| A customer at the restaurant said she was "100% sure" she had seen the four-year-old. | A customer at the restaurant said she was "100% sure" she had seen the four-year-old. |
| Madeleine's parents Gerry and Kate McCann have also travelled to Spain to mark the three months since her abduction. | Madeleine's parents Gerry and Kate McCann have also travelled to Spain to mark the three months since her abduction. |