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| French Alps shootings: brother of Saad al-Hilli released on bail | French Alps shootings: brother of Saad al-Hilli released on bail |
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| The brother of a British engineer shot dead with his wife and mother-in-law in the French Alps has been released on bail after being arrested and questioned by police. | The brother of a British engineer shot dead with his wife and mother-in-law in the French Alps has been released on bail after being arrested and questioned by police. |
| Zaid al-Hilli was arrested on Monday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder after officers uncovered evidence to suggest he doctored documents to ensure he inherited the estate. | Zaid al-Hilli was arrested on Monday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder after officers uncovered evidence to suggest he doctored documents to ensure he inherited the estate. |
| Zaid al-Hilli, 54, has previously denied any feud with his sibling Saad over an inheritance or involvement in the killings. | Zaid al-Hilli, 54, has previously denied any feud with his sibling Saad over an inheritance or involvement in the killings. |
| A police spokesman said: "The 54-year-old man who was arrested yesterday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder has tonight been released on bail until July 31 pending further enquiries." | A police spokesman said: "The 54-year-old man who was arrested yesterday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder has tonight been released on bail until July 31 pending further enquiries." |
| The arrest had been the first significant development in the inquiry into the attack on a remote mountain road close to Lake Annecy on 5 September. | The arrest had been the first significant development in the inquiry into the attack on a remote mountain road close to Lake Annecy on 5 September. |
| Detectives searched Zaid al-Hilli's home in Chessington, Surrey, on Monday and were seen leaving the property with a plastic box, a ladder and two bags. | Detectives searched Zaid al-Hilli's home in Chessington, Surrey, on Monday and were seen leaving the property with a plastic box, a ladder and two bags. |
| Eric Maillaud, Annecy's public prosecutor, said police were trying to establish any link between the alleged fraud and the brutal attack which killed Saad and his wife Iqbal, her mother Suhaila al-Allaf, and local man Sylvain Mollier. | Eric Maillaud, Annecy's public prosecutor, said police were trying to establish any link between the alleged fraud and the brutal attack which killed Saad and his wife Iqbal, her mother Suhaila al-Allaf, and local man Sylvain Mollier. |
| Maillaud said detectives were aware of the allegedly false documents from an early stage in the investigation. | Maillaud said detectives were aware of the allegedly false documents from an early stage in the investigation. |
| Around 100 police officers in Britain and France have been tasked with investigating the killings. | Around 100 police officers in Britain and France have been tasked with investigating the killings. |
| French investigators travelled to the UK last year to search the Hilli family home in Claygate, Surrey. | French investigators travelled to the UK last year to search the Hilli family home in Claygate, Surrey. |
| Their inquiry has focused on three lines of inquiry: Saad al-Hilli's work, links to his native Iraq and his family. | Their inquiry has focused on three lines of inquiry: Saad al-Hilli's work, links to his native Iraq and his family. |
| Reports of a dispute between the brothers emerged soon after the murders and led Zaid al-Hilli to approach police to deny any suggestion of an argument over the will. | Reports of a dispute between the brothers emerged soon after the murders and led Zaid al-Hilli to approach police to deny any suggestion of an argument over the will. |
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