Huge hunt for little girl, 5, kidnapped and 'held hostage' from communal hotel in Italy

A frantic search for a missing five-year-old girl, believed to have been dragged out of a hotel 10 days ago where her family were being housed alongside more than 140 illegal migrants, has continued in Italy as police raided the communal space. Eight forensic officers finally emptied the hotel of all its occupants on Sunday to conduct an unimpeded search as they try to understand how the little girl completely disappeared more than a week ago.

The police's working theory is that she was bundled into a trunk or suitcase and taken out one of the two exits of the hotel - although one would have required kidnappers to carry her over a wall.

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