ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's top court has ordered an urgent investigation into birth certificates issued across the country in the past six years after a blonde girl was found with a Roma couple who had falsely registered her as their own.
The discovery of blue-eyed Maria - dubbed the "blonde angel" in Greek media - during a police sweep in a Roma settlement in central Greece last week has riveted the country and prompted thousands of calls with leads from around the world.
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