London, Oct 23 (UNI) British police found 39 dead bodies in a truck container in east of London on Wednesday.
Police said the truck container was believed to have recently arrived in the UK from Bulgaria and the truck driver, a 25-year-old man has also been arrested on suspicion of murder.
The 39 victims, 38 adults and one teenager, were all pronounced dead at the scene.
'We are in the process of identifying the victims, however, I anticipate that this could be a lengthy process,' said Chief Superintendent Andrew Mariner.
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