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Two More Detained Over 39 Bodies Found Inside Truck in England

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Three people have now been arrested after 39 bodies were discovered in the back of a refrigerated truck Wednesday morning.

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Two more people have been arrested following the discovery of 39 bodies in the back of a truck in England, according to police. The new suspects are a man and a woman, both 38 years old, who were were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic people and 39 counts of manslaughter. The driver of the truck, a 25-year-old from Northern Ireland named in reports as Mo Robinson, was arrested shortly after the bodies were found and remains in custody. Officers said Thursday they believe the victims were Chinese.

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