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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-19843337

The man held for the past three days over the disappearance of five-year-old April Jones has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Det Supt Reg Bevan said Mark Bridger, 46, remained in custody for questioning.

Teams have spent the past few days searching the River Dyfi in the mid Wales town of Machynlleth, where April went missing on Monday evening.

Officers said they now required only professional searchers in the hunt.

Det Supt Reg Bevan and Supt Ian John gave an update on the investigation at a press conference in Aberystwyth.


April Jones has been missing since Monday night
Mr Bridger, 46, was initially arrested on Tuesday in connection with April's disappearance and is being held at Aberystwyth police station.

But at a press conference on Friday morning, Det Supt Reg Bevan said: "Mark Bridger has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of April Jones.

"He remains in custody in Aberystwyth and continues to be questioned.

"The arrest does not detract from our efforts to find her.