N. Irish driver arrested for murder after 39 bodies found in refrigerated truck trailer in Essex
We start our world news with some truly gruesome news out of the UK.
British police have found dozens of dead bodies inside a truck at an industrial estate near London.
For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to our Kim Da-mi.
Da-mi, what details do we know so far about this horrifying case?
Connyoung, 39 bodies were found on Wednesday inside a truck container at an industrial estate in Essex, some 30 kilometers east of London.
According to authorities, the victims include 38 adults and a teenager.
The driver, Mo Robinson, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Police said the trailer had travelled from Belgium to Furfleet in the UK early Wednesday morning local time,...when ambulance services notified police about the grim discovery.
Appalled by the incident, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the perpetrators "should be hunted down and brought to justice."
It is not yet known how the victims died or if the refrigerator was switched on.
The UK's National Crime Agency confirmed they are assisting Essex Police and Immigration Enforcement to "urgently identify any organized crime groups" who may be involved.
British police have found dozens of dead bodies inside a truck at an industrial estate near London.
For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to our Kim Da-mi.
Da-mi, what details do we know so far about this horrifying case?
Connyoung, 39 bodies were found on Wednesday inside a truck container at an industrial estate in Essex, some 30 kilometers east of London.
According to authorities, the victims include 38 adults and a teenager.
The driver, Mo Robinson, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Police said the trailer had travelled from Belgium to Furfleet in the UK early Wednesday morning local time,...when ambulance services notified police about the grim discovery.
Appalled by the incident, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the perpetrators "should be hunted down and brought to justice."
It is not yet known how the victims died or if the refrigerator was switched on.
The UK's National Crime Agency confirmed they are assisting Essex Police and Immigration Enforcement to "urgently identify any organized crime groups" who may be involved.