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The identity of Maria, the young girl found in a Roma community in Greece remains a mystery after a search Interpol's DNA database of missing people came up empty, the police body's chief said Tuesday.

The blond-haired, fair-skinned girl, believed to be 5 or 6, drew the attention of police during a raid on a Gypsy camp near the central Greek town of Farsalalast week because she looked unlike the couple raising her.DNA tests showed they were not her biological parents as claimed on her birth certificate.

Authorities asked Interpol to help identify the little girl, the cross-border agency said.

Christos Salis, 39, right, and his companion Eleftheria Dimopoulou, 40, or Selini Sali as the woman has two separate sets of identity papers, pose with the little girl known as "Maria" who police say the couple abducted. (Greek Police/AP)

We took the DNA profile received from the Greek authorities and we compared it to our database. And there was no match in our database, Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble told AFP.

Noble said Interpol has asked all member countries to search the girl's DNA with their own national databases.

The Interpol chief said thatthe huge publicity the girl's case has received worldwide might help find some of her relatives. The agency is asking that the DNA profile be taken for anyone who comes forward and sent to Interpol.

Police spotted Maria during one of dozens of raids they have carried out on Roma camps in the past few weeks in a crackdown on drug smuggling and burglary gangs.The girl whose age was confirmed from dental checks to be five or six, was kept by a Roma couple who were placed in pre-trial detention on Monday for allegedly abducting her.The couple, a 39-year-old man and his 40-year-old wife, deny the charge and claim that she was voluntarily handed over by her Bulgarian Roma mother who could not care for her.

The Associated Press and AFP contributed to this report.

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Interpol DNA database shows no match for mystery girl in Greece

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The couple who were found with a 4-year-old blonde girl named Maria who's unrelated to them have explained how they obtained custody, telling authorities that a prostitute handed them the girl to care for. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports.

By Carlo Angerer and Henry Austin, NBC News

ATHENS, Greece -- DNA taken from the blonde girl found in a Roma camp last week does not match anyone in Interpol's global database of missing people, officials said.

Authorities asked the international police agency to help identify the youngster, known as Maria, who continues to be cared for in a hospital in Larissa, Greece.

"A comparison of the girl's profile against Interpol's global DNA database has not produced a match," Interpol said in a statement late Tuesday. "All of the organizations 190 member countries are now being encouraged to check her DNA profile against their own national databases, as Greek authorities investigate whether the young girl known as Maria may have been abducted or fallen prey to child traffickers."

Interpol also issued "Blue Notices" for Christos Salis, 39, and Eleftheria Dimopoulou, 40, who claimed to be Maria's parents until DNA tests revealed they were not biologically related.

The FBI is joining the international authorities searching for the parents of the 4-year-old girl now known as "Maria," who was found in a Roma camp. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports.

Magistrates on Monday ordered that the couple be held in custody until they face trial on charges of abduction and procuring false documents.They denied snatching Maria and said her mother handed the girl to them shortly after giving birth.

Blue Notices are issued to collect additional information about a persons identity, location or activities, Interpol said in the statement.

Panagiotis Pardalis, a communications officer atThe Smile of a Childcharitythat is looking after Maria, told NBC News that new information was still coming in, adding to the more than 10,000 tips received since last week.

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Maria mystery: No DNA match in cop database

ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The DNA from a girl found living in a Gypsy camp in Greece didn't find a match in an international database of missing children, Greek officials said.

The non-match only intensified efforts to identify the blond-haired girl dubbed "Maria" who was found by Greek police last week during a nationwide crackdown on Gypsies, or Roma, ABC News reported Tuesday.

The initial suggestion about the findings by Interpol is the girl isn't one of the hundreds of children reported missing every year in its database, officials said. The Interpol database doesn't include reports of missing U.S. children.

Maria, believed to be 5 to 6 years old based on a dental exam, is in the care of The Smile of The Child charity and is at an undisclosed Greek hospital, officials said.

"The kid is happy, plays with her dolls but doesn't seem to like the food that they give her," Costas Giannopoulos, the charity's director told ABC News.

A child psychologist and a Roma translator will interview the girl soon after a court order is issued, Giannopoulos said.

Authorities said they hope genetic testing will reveal the girl's exact age and ethnicity.

Maria was found living with a Gypsy couple, who first claimed to be her biological parents but later claimed they adopted her "in a non-legal way" from a Bulgarian Gypsy, attorney Marietta Palavrasa said. They face charges of kidnapping a minor and falsifying documents.

A police source told ABC News the girl was one of four children -- including two other girls and a boy -- found with the couple. The police source said the couple had registered 14 children to receive welfare benefits, but it was unclear whether the other children existed.

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DNA from 'Maria' no match in Interpol's database of missing children

The couple who were found with a 4-year-old blonde girl named Maria who's unrelated to them have explained how they obtained custody, telling authorities that a prostitute handed them the girl to care for. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports.

By Carlo Angerer and Henry Austin, NBC News

ATHENS, Greece -- DNA taken from the blonde girl found in a Roma camp last week does not match anyone in Interpol's global database of missing people, officials said.

Authorities asked the international police agency to help identify the youngster, known as Maria, who continues to be cared for in a hospital in Larissa, Greece.

"A comparison of the girl's profile against Interpol's global DNA database has not produced a match," Interpol said in a statement late Tuesday. "All of the organizations 190 member countries are now being encouraged to check her DNA profile against their own national databases, as Greek authorities investigate whether the young girl known as Maria may have been abducted or fallen prey to child traffickers."

Interpol also issued "Blue Notices" for Christos Salis, 39, and Eleftheria Dimopoulou, 40, who claimed to be Maria's parents until DNA tests revealed they were not biologically related.

The FBI is joining the international authorities searching for the parents of the 4-year-old girl now known as "Maria," who was found in a Roma camp. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports.

Magistrates on Monday ordered that the couple be held in custody until they face trial on charges of abduction and procuring false documents.They denied snatching Maria and said her mother handed the girl to them shortly after giving birth.

Blue Notices are issued to collect additional information about a persons identity, location or activities, Interpol said in the statement.

Panagiotis Pardalis, a communications officer atThe Smile of a Childcharitythat is looking after Maria, told NBC News that new information was still coming in, adding to the more than 10,000 tips received since last week.

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Maria mystery: No DNA match in Interpol database

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Athens (CNN) -- The DNA of a girl authorities think may have been abducted by a Roma couple in Greece doesn't match any profile in Interpol's database, the international law enforcement agency said Tuesday.

In a case that has generated huge interest in Greece, authorities have charged the couple with abducting the child they call Maria.

Interpol said Greek authorities have asked for its help in solving Maria's identity.

"Until now, a comparison of the girl's profile against Interpol's global DNA database has not produced a match," Interpol said in a news release.

Interpol said it would make the database available to authorities in countries where someone who claims to be a possible blood relative to the child has submitted a DNA profile.

'Maria': Greece's mystery girl

'Maria': Greece's mystery girl

'Maria': Greece's mystery girl

'Maria': Greece's mystery girl

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