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Number of migrant bodies found in truck on Austria highway exceeds 70

Xinhua, August 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

The death toll of migrants found Thursday in an abandoned truck on an Austrian motorway has surpassed 70, from an initial estimate of between 20 and 50, the interior ministry said Friday.

The truck was found by police on a motorway near the borders with Slovakia and Hungary at around 6 a.m. local time (0400 GMT). Endi