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Neil Shaw

Authorities name 11-year-old British girl shot dead in France

Authorities in France have named the 11-year-olkd British schoolgirl who was shot and killed over the weekend. An 11-year-old girl from a British family was shot dead in France while her father is seriously injured, according to reports.

A neighbour is said to have shot at the girl on Saturday evening in a hamlet near the city of Quimper in the western province of Brittany. Her eight-year-old sister was left in “shock”, local media reported.

Solaine Thornton was killed while her parents, Adrian and Rachel Thornton, were also hurt and are in hospital.

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