Horrific Alpine Killings Leave French Police Mystified

September 07, 2012 from Channel 4 News

The shocking killings which left four dead in a quiet car park in the French Alps yesterday afternoon have - so far - left local police mystified. Three of the dead belonged to the same British-Iraqi family, and appear to have been shot in a targeted killing. Two children survived the attack and are now under police protection. Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson reports.

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