Madeleine's parents mark 100th day since her disappearance

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PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal (AFP) — The parents of Madeleine McCann on Saturday marked the 100th day since their young daughter disappeared from a hotel room in southern Portugal by taking part in a special service of prayers for missing children.

Madeleine's father Gerry told the gathering at a beachside church at Praia da Luz in Portugal's Algarve region, a top European holiday destination, that he and his wife Kate had not given up hope of finding their daughter alive.

But the detective leading the investigation acknowledged for the first time that police are probing the possibility that Madeleine may be dead instead of kidnapped as her parents believe.

"In the past few days, there have been some developments and some clues that have been found that could...