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Thousands in France mourn murdered jogger Alexia Daval

March of some 10,000 people took place in north-eastern town after burnt body of Alexia Daval, 29, who disappeared while jogging, was found.

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Family and friends have joined a march of some 10,000 people through a French town in response to the murder of a local woman who vanished last weekend, reports the BBC.

The burnt body of Alexia Daval, 29, who disappeared while jogging, was found in woodland near Gray, a town in the north-eastern region of Haute-Saone.

An autopsy has found she was strangled. No arrests have been made and her attacker's identity remains unknown.

Women have honoured her with symbolic runs in cities across France.

In Gray, a quiet town of 5,000 residents, people marched in silence on Sunday and listened to speeches by her grieving husband Jonathan Daval and other family members.

Mrs Daval, a bank worker, went out for a run on Saturday 28 October. After not hearing from her for several hours, her husband called the police.

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