Factbox-The 15-year hunt for missing British girl Madeleine McCann

FILE PHOTO: Members of Scotland Yard work at an area during the search for missing British girl Madeleine McCann in Praia da Luz, near Lagos, June 8, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Vidigal/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - Portuguese prosecutors said late on Thursday a man had been formally identified as a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann 15 years ago.

Prosecutors in Faro, Algarve's main city, did not publicly name the man but said in a statement he was identified as a suspect by German authorities at its request.