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| Madeleine McCann: Police identify 'people of interest' | Madeleine McCann: Police identify 'people of interest' |
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| UK detectives reviewing the case of the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann say they have identified "a number of persons of interest". | UK detectives reviewing the case of the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann say they have identified "a number of persons of interest". |
| Madeleine, from Rothley, Leicestershire, was nearly four when she went missing from her family's holiday flat in an Algarve resort. | Madeleine, from Rothley, Leicestershire, was nearly four when she went missing from her family's holiday flat in an Algarve resort. |
| Scotland Yard said officers were working closely with Portuguese police and considering their next steps. | Scotland Yard said officers were working closely with Portuguese police and considering their next steps. |
| They denied asking Portuguese police to make any arrests. | They denied asking Portuguese police to make any arrests. |
| In a statement, the Metropolitan Police went on to say Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, were being kept up-to-date with their progress. | |
| Clarence Mitchell, a spokesman for the couple, said: "Kate and Gerry remain very, very pleased with the work that Scotland Yard are doing and have been encouraged by Operation Grange [the case review] from the day it began. | Clarence Mitchell, a spokesman for the couple, said: "Kate and Gerry remain very, very pleased with the work that Scotland Yard are doing and have been encouraged by Operation Grange [the case review] from the day it began. |
| "Beyond that, they simply will not comment on what are police operational matters." | "Beyond that, they simply will not comment on what are police operational matters." |
| 'Encouraging progress' | 'Encouraging progress' |
| The Met Police statement also said: "Our investigative review is ongoing and we are encouraged by the progress we are making. | The Met Police statement also said: "Our investigative review is ongoing and we are encouraged by the progress we are making. |
| "We are reviewing a significant number of documents and continue to identify potential lines of inquiry. | "We are reviewing a significant number of documents and continue to identify potential lines of inquiry. |
| "We can confirm that as part of this process we have identified a number of persons of interest, but any suggestion that the MPS [Met Police Service] is asking the Portuguese police to make arrests in connection with this inquiry is entirely inaccurate." | "We can confirm that as part of this process we have identified a number of persons of interest, but any suggestion that the MPS [Met Police Service] is asking the Portuguese police to make arrests in connection with this inquiry is entirely inaccurate." |
| The UK review into Madeleine's case began last May after Prime Minister David Cameron responded to a plea from her parents. | |
| Its objective is for a team of UK officers to work with the Portuguese authorities with a view to reopening the case, which has been closed since 2008. | Its objective is for a team of UK officers to work with the Portuguese authorities with a view to reopening the case, which has been closed since 2008. |
| As part of the review, a computer-generated image of how Madeleine might look now was produced. | As part of the review, a computer-generated image of how Madeleine might look now was produced. |
| Detectives are also poring over thousands of pieces of information from the Portuguese investigation, inquiries by the UK law enforcement agencies, and the work of private investigators and agencies. | Detectives are also poring over thousands of pieces of information from the Portuguese investigation, inquiries by the UK law enforcement agencies, and the work of private investigators and agencies. |