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| 'Briton' held in France over deaths of two children | |
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| A man of British origin has been arrested in France in connection with the deaths of his two children, according to French media reports. | A man of British origin has been arrested in France in connection with the deaths of his two children, according to French media reports. |
| The bodies of the children, aged five and 10, were discovered on Saturday afternoon in a flat in Saint-Priest, a suburb of Lyon, AFP news agency said. | The bodies of the children, aged five and 10, were discovered on Saturday afternoon in a flat in Saint-Priest, a suburb of Lyon, AFP news agency said. |
| Both had reportedly been killed with a knife. Their mother raised the alarm after returning to the flat. | Both had reportedly been killed with a knife. Their mother raised the alarm after returning to the flat. |
| The Foreign Office said it was aware of the reports and was investigating. | The Foreign Office said it was aware of the reports and was investigating. |
| Media reports said the children's mother had left them with their father, apparently for the first time since their divorce a couple of years ago, said BBC correspondent Hugh Schofield. | Media reports said the children's mother had left them with their father, apparently for the first time since their divorce a couple of years ago, said BBC correspondent Hugh Schofield. |
| Witnesses said that when she came back, she passed him on the stairs and his clothes were covered in blood, our correspondent said. | Witnesses said that when she came back, she passed him on the stairs and his clothes were covered in blood, our correspondent said. |
| The unnamed man fled but was arrested later in the evening in the centre of Lyon, he added. | The unnamed man fled but was arrested later in the evening in the centre of Lyon, he added. |