A British girl shot dead while playing on swings in France has been named for the first time, as fresh details emerge about the killing
Solenne Thornon, 11, was playing on a swing in the garden of her family home in Brittany when a neighbour allegedly stormed in and opened fire.
The family had been enjoying a barbecue at home when the gunman emerged and shot several times, before running back to his house.
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