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A murder investigation is under way in the US state of Georgia following the discovery of seven bodies in a mobile home, police say. | A murder investigation is under way in the US state of Georgia following the discovery of seven bodies in a mobile home, police say. |
The bodies were found shortly after 0800 (1200 GMT) at New Hope Plantation trailer park in Brunswick. | The bodies were found shortly after 0800 (1200 GMT) at New Hope Plantation trailer park in Brunswick. |
Police said two critically injured people were found at the scene and taken to hospital in Savannah 60 miles (97km) away. | |
Local reports said those injured were two children. | Local reports said those injured were two children. |
The town of Brunswick is about 240 miles (380km) south-east of the state capital, Atlanta. | The town of Brunswick is about 240 miles (380km) south-east of the state capital, Atlanta. |
Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering said it was worst such incident he had dealt with in 25 years of police work. | |
"We have never had such an incident with so many victims," he said. "It is not a scene that I would want anybody to see." | |
He said a family member had alerted police but declined to say how the victims had died. | |
Some of those killed had been tentatively identified, he added, but he would not release names or ages. | |
By early Saturday evening, four of the seven bodies had been removed from the crime scene. |