Kidnapped girl's dad says no "stone unturned" in hunt

PRAIA DA LUZ, May 11 (Reuters) The parents of a kidnapped British girl will leave no ''stone unturned'' in the search for their young daughter, who was snatched from her bed in the Algarve eight days ago, her father said today.

Portuguese police said yesterday they would wind down their search in the area immediately around the Praia da Luz resort where Madeleine McCann, who will be four tomorrow disappeared.

Officers said they were still following up hundreds of leads in their investigation.

''We are doing absolutely everything to assist the police with their investigation and we will leave no stone unturned in the search for our daughter, Madeleine,'' father Gerry McCann told journalists in a televised statement.

''We have now seen how the police are working in the search for Madeleine and their strong desire to find her,'' he said.

Gerry and his wife Kate were brought to the Portimao police station yesterday to be interviewed and the Daily Correio de Manha newspaper reported today they were asked to try to identify two suspects that had been questioned by police. Police would not comment on the report.

Local media has also reported that police were looking for two men and a woman, who were caught on CCTV with a young girl at a petrol station not far from the resort where Madeleine disappeared.

The McCanns' daughter went missing from a hotel room last week while they were dining in another part of the resort.

''We have been moved by the enormous willingness of people to do all they can to help find Madeleine,'' said Gerry McCann.

A British businessman has reportedly offered a reward of one million pounds to find the girl.

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