Essex lorry deaths latest: Two people arrested in Vietnam over 39 bodies found

Police in Vietnam have arrested two people on suspicion of involvement in the deaths of 39 people whose bodies were found in the back of a lorry in Essex, authorities have said.

After 10 Vietnamese families reported their relatives missing, fearing they were among the victims, Ha Tinh regional police launched a criminal investigation into suspected human trafficking, a statement posted on their website said.

Two people have been arrested and others brought in for questioning, it said.

The investigation is also expected look at similar incidents that occurred over the last five years.

On October 26, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc ordered an investigation into alleged human trafficking activities after police in the UK said at least some of the truck dead may have come from the southeast Asian country.

It comes as the Essex Police asked for two brothers to hand themselves in this morning.

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