September 12, 2012 - 11:35 AM
LONDON - Relatives of the British family shot dead in the French Alps say they hope those responsible are brought quickly to justice.
In their first public statement, released through Britain's foreign ministry, Ahmed Al-Saffar said the "family and I are heartbroken by this shocking crime."
Al-Saffar was identified by the ministry as brother to an elderly woman killed in the attack.
She has not been formally named, but the Sipa news agency has reported she is the Swedish-Iraqi mother-in-law of the car's driver, Saad al-Hilli.
Al-Hilli, his wife Iqbal and the elderly woman were shot dead last Wednesday inside a car, while a French cyclist riding nearby was also killed.
"We hope that those responsible for the deaths of our loved ones are brought swiftly to justice," said Al-Saffar.
News from © The Associated Press, 2012