UK Police Free 3 Suspects on Bail in Truck Deaths Case

UK Police Free 3 Suspects on Bail in Truck Deaths Case
Police escort the truck that was found to contain a large number of dead bodies as they move it from an industrial estate in Thurrock, south England, on Oct. 23, 2019. Alastair Grant/AP
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LONDON—British police released three people on bail on Sunday, Oct. 27 after questioning them in the deaths of 39 people found hidden in a shipping container in southeastern England.

A 38-year-old man, a 38-year-old woman—both from the northern English town of Warrington—and a 46-year-old man from Northern Ireland were questioned on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people.