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'Syrians' found in lorry near Cambridge after driver spots torch light Torchlight leads police to illegal immigrants in Cambridge lorry
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Nine suspected illegal immigrants have been found in a lorry near Cambridge after a passing driver spotted a torch light shining from the trailer.Nine suspected illegal immigrants have been found in a lorry near Cambridge after a passing driver spotted a torch light shining from the trailer.
Police were called at 05:00 BST when the lorry was on the M11.Police were called at 05:00 BST when the lorry was on the M11.
Officers pulled it over at the Cambridge Services on the A14 and eight men and a teenage boy were found. Officers stopped it at the A14 Cambridge Services and seven males, two "claiming to be minors", were found.
They are thought to be from Syria and were arrested for alleged immigration offences, police said. The Home Office said five were from Iraq, three from Iran and one from Syria. They have been arrested for alleged immigration offences.
The group will remain in custody. Those believed to be children are being independently age assessed by social services, said the Home Office.