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Daughter of slain couple back in UK

PARIS — The younger daughter of a British-Iraqi couple slain while vacationing in the French Alps has returned to Britain, while her badly wounded older sister has come out of an artificial coma, authorities said Sunday.

Zeena, 4, and Zaina, 7, survived a vicious shooting that killed their parents, Saad and Iqbal al-Hilli, as well as a still-unidentified older woman and a French man who apparently happened to be passing by on his bicycle.

French police have been scrambling to hunt down leads since the rampage occurred Wednesday.

Authorities say they are probing whether an alleged financial dispute between Saad al-Hilli and his brother Zaid played a role, though the surviving brother has denied any conflict.

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Eric Maillaud, the prosecutor for Annecy near where the shootings occurred, said in a text message that Zeena had returned to Britain along with two relatives.

Associated Press