Refugee’s Body Thrown from Van in Budapest

  • 29 Aug 2022 11:14 AM
  • Hungary Around the Clock
Refugee’s Body Thrown from Van in Budapest
A dead body found on Budapest’s Ferenc körút early Friday evening was that of a refugee who had been thrown from a van.

RTL reported that an eyewitness saw the man being thrown out of the vehicle, the channel adds that nearly 30 people - Indians and Pakistanis - were crammed in the van.

After the man was thrown out, the vehicle drove on and then stopped. At that point, the others got out and spread around in the city.

The estimate time of death was at 7:27 pm. on Friday. Budapest Police detained two Hungarian men aged 34 and 40 suspected of people-smuggling.


MTI Photo: Zoltán Mihádák

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