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Gun found in French lake is analysed by 2012 Alps killings investigators

British tourists reportedly discovered Luger pistol that is latest in long line of potential leads in mystery of al-Hilli deaths Experts are examining a gun found by tourists to determine whether it might have been used to kill a British family in the French Alps 14 years ago. In what remains an unsolved murder case, Saad al-Hilli, 50, his wife, Ikbal, 47, and her mother, Suhaila al-Allaf, 74, were shot dead on a road near Annecy, a remote Alpine village in eastern France in September 2012.

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Gun found in French lake is analysed by 2012 Alps killings investigators
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