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The M40 in Warwickshire remained shut after the attack on Sunday as the man rode home from a motorcycle festival.

The officer leading the murder hunt apologised for the inconvenience caused by the closure.

Detective Superintendent Ken Lawrence of Warwickshire Police said: "It's our one and only chance to really examine the scene."

He said detectives were also scouring CCTV footage from cameras monitoring the motorway and he appealed to any witnesses who may have information about the shooting to contact police.

The victim was a Hell's Angel in his 30s who was gunned down after visiting the Bulldog Bash biker festival 20 miles away at the Long Marston airfield near Stratford.

Mr Lawrence said police were investigating the possibility that the victim, who has not yet been named, was not British but had lived in the UK for some time.

He also said detectives were examining a similar shooting involving bikers from the Bulldog Bash six years ago.

"There are similarities but that doesn't mean necessarily that they are linked," he said.

Detectives investigating Sunday's murder have ruled out a road rage type attack. Officers want to trace a green Rover 620 car seen travelling south on the M40 close to a group of motorcyclists at around the time of the incident. Police would like to speak to the driver and occupants of the car.

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