Abandoned van containing man's body and illegal migrants found in France

Police in northern France have found an abandoned van with British license plates containing the body of a dead man.

There were also about 10 illegal migrants in the van.

The prosecutor's office announced the arrest of a suspect; a preliminary investigation will be carried out on several counts.

MOSCOW, October 4 - RIA Novosti. Police in northern France discovered an abandoned van with British license plates with the body of a dead man, as well as about 10 illegal migrants inside, AFP reported, citing prosecutors.

“The body of a 47-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound at head level in the passenger seat of a parked English van registered in England. About 10 people with foreign citizenship illegally staying in France were found in the van,” writes the agency, a reprint of the material of which is provided by the BFMTV channel.

The van was found in a rest area, next to one of the highways, near the city of Troyes, in the north of the country. The prosecutor's office announced the arrest of a suspect.

According to investigators, shots were heard coming from where the car was parked and several people ran away. A preliminary investigation will be carried out under articles of murder, attempted murder, illegal possession of weapons, as well as items related to illegal migration.

Earlier, the Telegraph newspaper, citing French officials, reported that Britain and France would terminate the agreement on the exchange of migrants under the “one in, one out” scheme by the end of October. According to the publication, France wants to end this program because it would prefer that all EU countries share the burden of accepting migrants.