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39 Persons Found Dead Inside Container In UK
The remains of Thirty Nine (39) persons have been have been found inside a container in Essex, southeast England.
The dead bodies were found by the Essex Police department on Wednesday.
The Police has however, linked a suspected 25 year old Northern Irish man to the crime adding that, the suspect has been arrested.
The Essex Police department believed that the container came from Belgium into England early morning of Wednesday, while the truck itself was believed to have originated in Northern Ireland.
Police investigation further revealed that the container had traveled from the Belgian port city of Zeebrugge into Purfleet, Essex, and docked in the Thurrock area shortly after 12:30 a.m on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, has expressed grief in response to the discovery of the 39 bodies, saying those responsible for the tragedy “must be swiftly brought to justice.”
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