# Luger pistol found in Lake Annecy linked to 2012 French Alps murders

French officials examine a Luger pistol recovered from Lake Annecy as a potential link to the 2012 unsolved killings of a British-Iraqi family.

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French officials are examining a Luger pistol found at the bottom of Lake Annecy which could have been used in the murders of a British-Iraqi family and a French cyclist 14 years ago. [^1]

The 2012 Alps killings saw three members of a British-Iraqi family and a French citizen shot dead on a mountain road near the southern end of Lake Annecy. [^2]

French police investigating the 2012 unsolved murder of Saad al-Hilli and his family confirmed the discovery of a Luger pistol in Lake Annecy. [^3]

The victims, including Saad al-Hilli, his wife, and mother-in-law, were shot through the head with a Luger model P06. [^4]

French prosecutors told AFP that the recovered Luger shows similarities to the weapon used in the 2012 attack. [^5]

The al-Hillis' two daughters survived the attack, with one aged four found hidden under the legs of her dead mother and the elder one, aged seven, shot in the shoulder and suffering a head wound. [^6]

Forensic experts are examining the recovered weapon to verify if it is a Luger P06 model. [^7]

Saad al-Hilli, a British national of Iraqi birth, was killed on the afternoon of 5 September 2012 near the village of Chevaline. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. French officials are examining a Luger pistol found at the bottom of Lake Annecy which could have been used in the murders of a British-Iraqi family and a French cyclist 14 years ago. (FRANCE 24, News)
2. The 2012 Alps killings saw three members of a British-Iraqi family and a French citizen shot dead on a mountain road near the southern end of Lake Annecy. (FRANCE 24, News)
3. French police investigating the 2012 unsolved murder of Saad al-Hilli and his family confirmed the discovery of a Luger pistol in Lake Annecy. (BBC News, News)
4. The victims, including Saad al-Hilli, his wife, and mother-in-law, were shot through the head with a Luger model P06. (BBC News, News)
5. French prosecutors told AFP that the recovered Luger shows similarities to the weapon used in the 2012 attack. (FRANCE 24, News)
6. The al-Hillis' two daughters survived the attack, with one aged four found hidden under the legs of her dead mother and the elder one, aged seven, shot in the shoulder and suffering a head wound. (FRANCE 24, News)
7. Forensic experts are examining the recovered weapon to verify if it is a Luger P06 model. (BBC News, News)
8. Saad al-Hilli, a British national of Iraqi birth, was killed on the afternoon of 5 September 2012 near the village of Chevaline. (BBC News, News)

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