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Photos: The Roma village where ‘Maria’ was found

Updated 8:12 AM EDT, Mon October 21, 2013
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Children play in a Roma settlement in Farsala, Greece, where the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F10%2F21%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fgreece-mystery-girl%2Findex.html%3Fhpt%3Dhp_t1">'Mystery Girl' was found</a> on Saturday, October 19. The case has generated huge interest in Greece.
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Children play in a Roma settlement in Farsala, Greece, where the 'Mystery Girl' was found on Saturday, October 19. The case has generated huge interest in Greece.
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Greek authorities have requested international assistance to help identify the four-year-old girl.
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Greek authorities have requested international assistance to help identify the four-year-old girl.
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A handout photo released by Greek police shows the girl, who was found in central Greece during a crackdown on illegal activities by members of the Roma community.
The Roma village where 'Maria' was found —
A handout photo released by Greek police shows the girl, who was found in central Greece during a crackdown on illegal activities by members of the Roma community.
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A woman holding her child poses for photos at the camp near Farsala, which lies some 280km (173 miles) north of Athens, Greece, on Sunday, October 20.
The Roma village where 'Maria' was found —
A woman holding her child poses for photos at the camp near Farsala, which lies some 280km (173 miles) north of Athens, Greece, on Sunday, October 20.
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The lawyer for a Roma couple accused of abducting the blond girl found living with them in Farsala says the pair adopted the child from her biological mother.
The Roma village where 'Maria' was found —
The lawyer for a Roma couple accused of abducting the blond girl found living with them in Farsala says the pair adopted the child from her biological mother.
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But the police say they are suspicious of the records the couple have provided for the child and for other children in the couple's care.
The Roma village where 'Maria' was found —
But the police say they are suspicious of the records the couple have provided for the child and for other children in the couple's care.
AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidi
Panagiotis Pardalis, a spokesman for Smile of the Child, the charity taking care of Maria, said the girl was found amid "bad living conditions, poor hygiene."
The Roma village where 'Maria' was found —
Panagiotis Pardalis, a spokesman for Smile of the Child, the charity taking care of Maria, said the girl was found amid "bad living conditions, poor hygiene."
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