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Madeleine McCann: Police complete search of second site Madeleine McCann: Police complete search of second site
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Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have completed a search of a second site near the Algarve holiday resort of Praia da Luz.Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have completed a search of a second site near the Algarve holiday resort of Praia da Luz.
Portuguese officers earlier taped off the grassy area - which is around 15 minutes' walk from Praia da Luz - and UK officers and two police sniffer dogs then searched the site. UK and Portuguese officers earlier taped off and searched the grassy land - which is around 15 minutes' walk from Praia da Luz - using sniffer dogs.
Officers are expected to now move to a third search site in the area. Officers have also cordoned off a third site nearby - following last week's search of an area of scrubland.
Madeleine was three when she went missing in Praia da Luz in May 2007.Madeleine was three when she went missing in Praia da Luz in May 2007.
Officers spent around three hours at the piece of scrubland - which is off the main road out of Praia da Luz - before they removed the police cordon.Officers spent around three hours at the piece of scrubland - which is off the main road out of Praia da Luz - before they removed the police cordon.
Two dogs, from South Wales Police, were seen with their handlers inside the cordon, where officers concentrated on a smaller area marked out with police tape.Two dogs, from South Wales Police, were seen with their handlers inside the cordon, where officers concentrated on a smaller area marked out with police tape.
'Several suspects''Several suspects'
Yellow and white police tape had earlier been stretched around the new area and had been guarded by armed local police.Yellow and white police tape had earlier been stretched around the new area and had been guarded by armed local police.
The larger cordoned-off area included a plot of land with vegetables growing in the middle and a number of dilapidated outbuildings around it.The larger cordoned-off area included a plot of land with vegetables growing in the middle and a number of dilapidated outbuildings around it.
The BBC's Tom Burridge, in Praia da Luz, said police focused on certain areas inside the cordon - as they did during searches last week.The BBC's Tom Burridge, in Praia da Luz, said police focused on certain areas inside the cordon - as they did during searches last week.
"It seems that they've mapped out or at least studied the ground beforehand and they have come to certain parts of this site which they believe could be of interest," he said."It seems that they've mapped out or at least studied the ground beforehand and they have come to certain parts of this site which they believe could be of interest," he said.
The BBC understands the land is owned by a construction company based near the Portuguese capital Lisbon and has been left as scrubland after permission to build on it was turned down.The BBC understands the land is owned by a construction company based near the Portuguese capital Lisbon and has been left as scrubland after permission to build on it was turned down.
A source said Portuguese police had searched the land in 2007 - after Madeleine disappeared - and have visited the site "four or five times".A source said Portuguese police had searched the land in 2007 - after Madeleine disappeared - and have visited the site "four or five times".
It comes after a week-long search of another site - a 15-acre area of scrubland in Praia da Luz - was completed at the weekend and police cordons were removed on Sunday night.It comes after a week-long search of another site - a 15-acre area of scrubland in Praia da Luz - was completed at the weekend and police cordons were removed on Sunday night.
Portuguese police have said nothing of interest was found during last week's search. However, they announced "several suspects" were likely to be interviewed in the "very near future".Portuguese police have said nothing of interest was found during last week's search. However, they announced "several suspects" were likely to be interviewed in the "very near future".
'Encouraged'
UK police had already asked authorities if they could speak to three "people of interest", the BBC understands.UK police had already asked authorities if they could speak to three "people of interest", the BBC understands.
'Encouraged'
British officers will be allowed to sit in, but cannot intervene in proceedings, Portuguese officials have said.British officers will be allowed to sit in, but cannot intervene in proceedings, Portuguese officials have said.
The new search has resumed after a two-day pause due to a Portuguese national holiday.The new search has resumed after a two-day pause due to a Portuguese national holiday.
A variety of techniques, including the use of ground-penetrating radar and sniffer dogs, have already been employed by the team of officers from Portugal and the UK.A variety of techniques, including the use of ground-penetrating radar and sniffer dogs, have already been employed by the team of officers from Portugal and the UK.
It is the most significant police activity in Praia da Luz since Madeleine went missing seven years ago.It is the most significant police activity in Praia da Luz since Madeleine went missing seven years ago.
Her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, had been eating dinner with friends a short distance away when the three-year-old disappeared from their Ocean Club holiday apartment.Her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, had been eating dinner with friends a short distance away when the three-year-old disappeared from their Ocean Club holiday apartment.
The McCanns, from Rothley, Leicestershire, have said they have been "encouraged" by the progress made by police.The McCanns, from Rothley, Leicestershire, have said they have been "encouraged" by the progress made by police.
The search in Praia da Luz comes after the Met launched a fresh investigation into Madeleine's disappearance last July, codenamed Operation Grange.The search in Praia da Luz comes after the Met launched a fresh investigation into Madeleine's disappearance last July, codenamed Operation Grange.