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UK daughter of Alps victims talks to police
Seven-year-old girl who might be only witness to multiple murder in French Alps regains consciousness.
Last Modified: 11 Sep 2012 11:53

The seven-year-old British girl who might be the only witness to a multiple murder in the French Alps is now conscious and has spoken briefly to police.

Zainab al-Hilli was shot and beaten in the attack that left most of her family dead.

Police say a single weapon was used.

Al Jazeera’s Peter Sharp reports from Surrey, England.

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