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| No Madeleine match after DNA test | No Madeleine match after DNA test |
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| DNA test results from a restaurant in Tongeren, Belgium, have failed to provide a match with missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann. | DNA test results from a restaurant in Tongeren, Belgium, have failed to provide a match with missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann. |
| The DNA matched that of a man's, prosecutors in Tongeren said. | The DNA matched that of a man's, prosecutors in Tongeren said. |
| In a statement prosecutors added that the result "doesn't mean that the presence of Maddie is excluded". | In a statement prosecutors added that the result "doesn't mean that the presence of Maddie is excluded". |
| Meanwhile, suspected traces of blood from the Algarve apartment where Madeleine was last seen is being tested in Birmingham by UK scientists. | Meanwhile, suspected traces of blood from the Algarve apartment where Madeleine was last seen is being tested in Birmingham by UK scientists. |
| It is believed the evidence was found during a search with at least one sniffer dog from Britain. | It is believed the evidence was found during a search with at least one sniffer dog from Britain. |
| Madeleine's parents say they still have faith she will be found alive. | Madeleine's parents say they still have faith she will be found alive. |
| The official DNA test results were taken on a strawberry flavoured milk drink bottle and a straw. | The official DNA test results were taken on a strawberry flavoured milk drink bottle and a straw. |
| Prosecutors added that "the man accompanying her may have drunk from the bottle" and that it was strange the couple involved had not come forward to be excluded from the police inquiry. | |
| Some Portuguese newspapers reported on Tuesday that detectives now suspect Madeleine died in the holiday flat in Praia da Luz on 3 May - the night she disappeared. | Some Portuguese newspapers reported on Tuesday that detectives now suspect Madeleine died in the holiday flat in Praia da Luz on 3 May - the night she disappeared. |
| Detectives in Portugal are refusing to comment officially on those reports. | Detectives in Portugal are refusing to comment officially on those reports. |
| A police spokesman told BBC News there were "some indications" she had not been alive when she was taken, but the possibility had not been discounted. | A police spokesman told BBC News there were "some indications" she had not been alive when she was taken, but the possibility had not been discounted. |
| He said other people could be interviewed before the end of the week. | He said other people could be interviewed before the end of the week. |
| If tests in Birmingham confirm the find of traces of blood, police will look for a DNA match with Madeleine. | If tests in Birmingham confirm the find of traces of blood, police will look for a DNA match with Madeleine. |
| Breakthrough hope | Breakthrough hope |
| Speaking on Tuesday, Gerry McCann said he had no reason to think his daughter was dead. | Speaking on Tuesday, Gerry McCann said he had no reason to think his daughter was dead. |
| "We're not naive, but on numerous occasions, the Portuguese police have assured us that they were looking for Madeleine alive, and not Madeleine being murdered," Mr McCann said. | "We're not naive, but on numerous occasions, the Portuguese police have assured us that they were looking for Madeleine alive, and not Madeleine being murdered," Mr McCann said. |
| We will work with them and continue to work with them for the breakthrough that we pray for every single day Gerry McCann | We will work with them and continue to work with them for the breakthrough that we pray for every single day Gerry McCann |
| "And I don't know of any information that's changed that." | "And I don't know of any information that's changed that." |
| He and his wife, Kate, from Rothley, Leicestershire, strongly believed their daughter had been alive when she was taken, he said. | He and his wife, Kate, from Rothley, Leicestershire, strongly believed their daughter had been alive when she was taken, he said. |
| Mr McCann said he accepted that police needed to be thorough in all aspects of the investigation, including with his own family and friends. | Mr McCann said he accepted that police needed to be thorough in all aspects of the investigation, including with his own family and friends. |
| Over the past 48 hours, police have also re-examined up to 10 vehicles, including a hire car rented by Gerry and Kate McCann about five weeks after the disappearance of their daughter. | Over the past 48 hours, police have also re-examined up to 10 vehicles, including a hire car rented by Gerry and Kate McCann about five weeks after the disappearance of their daughter. |
| Kate McCann said they had an excellent relationship with the Portuguese police. | Kate McCann said they had an excellent relationship with the Portuguese police. |
| "We will work with them and continue to work with them for the breakthrough that we pray for every single day," added Mr McCann. | "We will work with them and continue to work with them for the breakthrough that we pray for every single day," added Mr McCann. |
| House search | House search |
| A second search of the home of suspect Robert Murat, 33, in the Portuguese resort in recent days found no new evidence. | A second search of the home of suspect Robert Murat, 33, in the Portuguese resort in recent days found no new evidence. |
| Two of the vehicles re-examined on Monday were a car and a van used by Mr Murat, the only declared suspect in the case. | Two of the vehicles re-examined on Monday were a car and a van used by Mr Murat, the only declared suspect in the case. |
| On Monday night, the vehicles were returned to the Murat family villa, which is owned by Mr Murat's mother. | On Monday night, the vehicles were returned to the Murat family villa, which is owned by Mr Murat's mother. |
| Publicly the police have not commented on the results of the weekend search but the BBC understands it revealed nothing to link Mr Murat to Madeleine. | Publicly the police have not commented on the results of the weekend search but the BBC understands it revealed nothing to link Mr Murat to Madeleine. |
| Mr Murat was declared a suspect 10 days after Madeleine was last seen but has strenuously denied any involvement in her disappearance. | Mr Murat was declared a suspect 10 days after Madeleine was last seen but has strenuously denied any involvement in her disappearance. |