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| Migrant crisis: Grim find of bodies in Austria lorry | |
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| The Austrian authorities say at least 20 migrants have been found dead in a lorry in the eastern province of Burgenland. | |
| The number of dead could be as high as 50. | The number of dead could be as high as 50. |
| The find is reported to have been made on a main road close to the border with Hungary. | The find is reported to have been made on a main road close to the border with Hungary. |
| Tens of thousands of migrants from conflict-hit states in the Middle East and Africa have been trying to make their way to Europe. | |
| Austrian police said there appeared to be 20 to 50 bodies in the lorry, judging by its size. They described the deaths as a horrible crime. | |
| The vehicle had been there since Wednesday but was not found until early Thursday. | |
| The victims had been dead for some time and the bodies had begun to decompose. | |
| Austria's Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner told a news conference it was a "dark day" and that their thoughts were with the victims and their families. | |
| The tragedy again underlined the urgent need for common European Union policies to protect migrants and to combat people traffickers, she said. | |
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