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A lorry, believed to have originated from Bulgaria, and found to be containing 39 dead bodies, is pictured inside a Police cordon at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, east of London, on 23 October 2019. Picture: AFP

London police

Driver arrested after 39 found dead in truck near London

By Reuters

The discovery of the bodies - 38 adults and one teenager - was made in the early hours after emergency services were alerted to people in a truck container on...

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