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Madeleine has been missing since 3 May
An Italian man has been arrested in Spain over the kidnapping of
Madeleine McCann, according to newspaper reports.
Spain's El Pais says the man was arrested in Algeciras,
southern Spain
- a few hours drive from the Portuguese resort where Madeleine disappeared.
A spokesperson for the Spanish National Police says that, at this stage, they
cannot confirm the information.
Madeleine was taken from her apartment as she slept in the Algarve village of Praia
da Luz on 3 May.
Cautious
The Spanish interior ministry told the AFP news agency that the man was
arrested after Italian authorities issued an international arrest warrant for
him.
"Police are examining the possibility of a link" with the Madeleine
case, the spokesman told AFP.
El Pais said the national police had arrested an
Italian man at a property in Cadiz
province who they suspected could be linked to Madeleine's disappearance.
The newspaper's website said the operation started at about 0500 in a town near
Algeciras in Cadiz province.
Officers from the specialist and violent crimes unit searched a property for
several hours, according to a local resident. But the police were being
cautious and refusing to give details about the man arrested, said the website. |
