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| Madeleine may be dead, police say | Madeleine may be dead, police say |
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| Police in Portugal have acknowledged for the first time that missing Madeleine McCann may be dead. | Police in Portugal have acknowledged for the first time that missing Madeleine McCann may be dead. |
| Speaking to the BBC, one of the detectives leading the investigation said new evidence had given "intensity" to the possibility she was killed. | Speaking to the BBC, one of the detectives leading the investigation said new evidence had given "intensity" to the possibility she was killed. |
| Chief Inspector Olegario Sousa said Kate and Gerry McCann were not being considered as suspects following recent rumours they were under suspicion. | Chief Inspector Olegario Sousa said Kate and Gerry McCann were not being considered as suspects following recent rumours they were under suspicion. |
| Madeleine vanished 100 days ago in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz. | Madeleine vanished 100 days ago in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz. |
| Forensic scientists | Forensic scientists |
| Mr Sousa said renewed searches by detectives with British sniffer dogs have revealed clues which could point to Madeleine's death. | Mr Sousa said renewed searches by detectives with British sniffer dogs have revealed clues which could point to Madeleine's death. |
| He was referring to traces of blood found inside the apartment room where Madeleine was sleeping, which are now being analysed by forensic scientists in Britain. | |
| A service was held marking 100 days since Madeleine vanished | A service was held marking 100 days since Madeleine vanished |
| Mr Sousa refused to confirm or deny reports in Portuguese newspapers that the sniffer dogs had detected odours of a dead body that had been in the apartment. | Mr Sousa refused to confirm or deny reports in Portuguese newspapers that the sniffer dogs had detected odours of a dead body that had been in the apartment. |
| The police spokesman made it clear that other lines of inquiry have not been ruled out. | The police spokesman made it clear that other lines of inquiry have not been ruled out. |
| He said Kate and Gerry McCann and their friends who had been on holiday with them were not being treated as suspects. | He said Kate and Gerry McCann and their friends who had been on holiday with them were not being treated as suspects. |
| And he said witnesses might be interviewed again depending on the results of the forensic tests. | And he said witnesses might be interviewed again depending on the results of the forensic tests. |
| 'Journey of hope' | 'Journey of hope' |
| Under Portuguese law, police are not normally allowed to speak publicly about the details of an investigation. | Under Portuguese law, police are not normally allowed to speak publicly about the details of an investigation. |
| A spokeswoman for the McCann family said: "It is obviously heartening that the police in Portugal have finally confirmed that Kate and Gerry McCann are not suspects following the hurtful and unhelpful comments that have been made this week. | |
| "Kate and Gerry understand that the police in Portugal are working hard to do everything in their power to find Madeleine McCann. | |
| "They continue to hope and pray that Madeleine is still alive." | |
| Mr Sousa spoke after Kate and Gerry McCann attended a church service marking 100 days since Madeleine's disappearance. | Mr Sousa spoke after Kate and Gerry McCann attended a church service marking 100 days since Madeleine's disappearance. |
| The church of Nossa Senhora da Luz was packed with holidaymakers and locals, many wearing green and yellow to symbolise hope. | The church of Nossa Senhora da Luz was packed with holidaymakers and locals, many wearing green and yellow to symbolise hope. |
| A piper in Glasgow and Madeleine's grandmother Eileen McCann | A piper in Glasgow and Madeleine's grandmother Eileen McCann |
| Kate McCann asked the congregation to "stay with" her and her family as they continued their "journey of hope" and to keep Madeleine in their prayers. | Kate McCann asked the congregation to "stay with" her and her family as they continued their "journey of hope" and to keep Madeleine in their prayers. |
| When the couple came out of the church they were greeted by loud applause from waiting holidaymakers and residents. | When the couple came out of the church they were greeted by loud applause from waiting holidaymakers and residents. |
| In recent days they have been forced to deny allegations they were somehow involved in Madeleine's disappearance. | In recent days they have been forced to deny allegations they were somehow involved in Madeleine's disappearance. |
| Francisco Pagarete, the lawyer of the only suspect in the disappearance Robert Murat, has criticised her parents' alleged "strange" behaviour on the night she vanished. | Francisco Pagarete, the lawyer of the only suspect in the disappearance Robert Murat, has criticised her parents' alleged "strange" behaviour on the night she vanished. |
| Madeleine's grandparents Brian and Susan Healey manned a stall in the city centre of Liverpool, where they live, on Saturday asking for donations. | Madeleine's grandparents Brian and Susan Healey manned a stall in the city centre of Liverpool, where they live, on Saturday asking for donations. |
| Mrs Healy, 62, said, "It's been very hard this week." | Mrs Healy, 62, said, "It's been very hard this week." |
| Lament | Lament |
| There are also prayers and pledges of support being said on Saturday by sports stars, including England rugby star Jonny Wilkinson, jockey Frankie Dettori and Everton Football Club. | There are also prayers and pledges of support being said on Saturday by sports stars, including England rugby star Jonny Wilkinson, jockey Frankie Dettori and Everton Football Club. |
| Teams in the Premiership have been wearing T-shirts with Madeleine's image during their pre-match warm ups. | Teams in the Premiership have been wearing T-shirts with Madeleine's image during their pre-match warm ups. |
| Among the international events is a Mass being held in the pilgrimage town of Lourdes, France. | Among the international events is a Mass being held in the pilgrimage town of Lourdes, France. |
| And a lone piper played a specially written lament for the missing girl at an international bagpipe event in Glasgow. | And a lone piper played a specially written lament for the missing girl at an international bagpipe event in Glasgow. |
| The four-year-old disappeared from the apartment room at the Praia da Luz resort on 3 May while her parents were eating with friends at a nearby restaurant. | The four-year-old disappeared from the apartment room at the Praia da Luz resort on 3 May while her parents were eating with friends at a nearby restaurant. |