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The Islamic Center of San Antonio and San Antonio CrimeStoppers together have raised a total award of $250,000 for information to find 4-year-old Lina Khil, who went missing from an area playground in December.
Lina and her family, according to reports, are Afghan refugees.
According to a Monday CNN report, the Islamic Center of San Antonio has put up $200,000 for information leading to the child's safe return alongside CrimeStoppers, which has announced it will give $50,000 for information "resulting in the arrest or indictment of a suspect accused of any involvement" in the child's disappearance.
Lina, whose fourth birthday came and went over the last week, inexplicably went missing from the playground at her family's apartment complex — San Antonio's Villas Del Cabo.
The child's family reported the little one missing after she and her mother were visiting the playground. Authorities say that Lina and her mother were at the playground between the hours of 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. when the mother left for a brief time and returned to find her daughter missing. Police said that Lina was playing with other children when he mother left.
In the hours following her disappearance, police said that they believed the child was in grave or immediate danger and requested FBI assistance.
The child was last seen wearing a red dress, black jacket, and black shoes. Authorities say she weighs 55 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes.
San Antonio Police Chief Bill McManus on Saturday said that the department is still committed to recovering Lina.
He wrote, "There's been no pause in our efforts. SAPD continues tow work with the FBI to find Lina Sarder Khil who went missing on Dec. 20. The investigation is on-going. Pls report any info no matter how insignificant you may think it is. Call SAPD Missing Persons Section on 210 207-7660."
There\u2019s been no pause in our efforts. SAPD continues to work with the FBI to find Lina Sardar Khil who went missing on Dec 20. The investigation is on-going. Pls report any info no matter how insignificant you may think it is. Call SAPD Missing Persons Section on 210 207-7660.— Chief Bill McManus (@Chief Bill McManus) 1645303105
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