A four-year-old girl has been found hiding inside a British-registered car in which three bodies were discovered eight hours earlier, French police say.
The three are thought to be British - a husband and wife, and a grandmother. They were found near Lake Annecy, a popular tourist destination.
The girl had been under the legs of one of the women. An older girl from the family was found shot outside the car, in a critical condition.
A local cyclist was killed nearby
“She was hidden under the bodies for some eight hours and didn't move for the whole time”
French police say they are shocked and baffled by the brutality of the shooting, in the middle of the afternoon, in a popular tourist region, says the BBC's Imogen Foulkes in Annecy.
The girl found away from the car - thought to be seven or eight years old - was shot three times and seriously injured, and the younger daughter - only four - hid beneath her mother and was not even found until midnight, our correspondent says.
In the UK, Surrey police have said they are assisting
Thursday, September 6, 2012
France shootings: Girl hid under bodies in car
This poor baby, yesterday it was reported that her sister had died, that report ended up being false, she is in a more stable condition this morning and holding on.
