The Annecy shootings, also the French Alps shootings or the Chevaline killings, refers to the shootings on 5 September 2012 of a British family and a French cyclist on the Route forestière de la Combe d'Ire near Chevaline, Haute-Savoie. Four people were killed: an Iraqi-born B... Explore this topic

France, officially the French Republic, is a unitary semi-presidential republic located mostly in Western Europe, with several overseas regions and territories. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine ... Explore this topic

Lake Annecy is a perialpine lake in Haute-Savoie in France. It is the second largest lake in France, after the Lac du Bourget, if the French part of Lake Geneva is excluded. It is known as "Europe's cleanest lake" because of strict environmental regulations introduced in the 1... Explore this topic

Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide. As the loss of a human being inflicts enormous grief upon the individuals close to the victim, and the commi... Explore this topic

British Iraqis are people of Iraqi ancestry who were born in or who reside in the United Kingdom. Explore this topic

Chevaline is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Explore this topic

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom and Britain, is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of... Explore this topic

The French Alps are those portions of the Alps mountain range which stand within France, located in the Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions. Mont Blanc, located on the French-Italian border, is the highest mountain in the Alps as well as the highest mountain in ... Explore this topic

Shooting is the act or process of firing firearms or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets, and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman. Shooting can take place in a shooting range ... Explore this topic

Claygate is a village in the English county of Surrey, approximately 16 miles south west of London and within the Metropolitan Green Belt. It is primarily a residential area but with offices, farms and two shopping areas with a supermarket, five pubs and numerous restaurants. ... Explore this topic