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39 people found dead in truck container in England were Chinese nationals - USA TODAY

LONDON — The 39 people found dead in the back of a truck in England were Chinese nationals. 

The truck, which is believed to have entered the country Saturday, was found by ambulance workers at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays on Wednesday. Grays is about 20 miles east of London.

All 39 people found were pronounced dead at the scene. One is believed to be a teenager.

Essex Police said 25-year-old Mo Robinson from Portadown, Northern Ireland, was arrested after the bodies were found and is still being held by police.

British police have raided at least two properties in Northern Ireland and questioned a truck driver amid the investigation. 

Detectives said the trailer containing the victims arrived at Purfleet, England from Zeebrugge, Belgium around 12:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday. The front section to which it was attached came from Northern Ireland, authorities said.

The truck and the trailer with the people inside apparently took separate circuitous journeys before ending up at the industrial park.

Police originally said they believed the truck may be from Bulgaria. A spokesperson for the Bulgarian foreign affairs committee has said the truck was registered in the country under a company owned by an Irish citizen, the BBC reported. 

Robinson has not yet been charged with any offense, and Essex Police have 48 hours to question a suspect arrested on suspicion of murder. 

Robinson's parents have flown to England to support their son following his arrest. Paul Berry, a local politician in the county of Armagh, said the village of Laurelvale, where the Robinson family live, was in "complete shock."

"The local community is hoping that (Robinson) has been caught up innocently in this matter but that's in the hands of Essex Police, and we will leave it in their professional hands to try to catch the perpetrators of this," Berry said.

The truck was driven from the industrial site Wednesday evening to a secure area of the Port of Tilbury, where Thursday, police are expected to remove the bodies.

Contributing: AP

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