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Behind the tragic headlines

How ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Vietnamese pieced together the lorry deaths story.

The first funerals of the victims of human trafficking were conducted in Vietnam this week. 39 people died in the back of a lorry trailer discovered in Grays, Essex. The victims were initially thought to be Chinese, but ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Vietnamese journalists Giang Nguyen and Khue Luu Binh were among the team who confirmed they were Vietnamese and pieced together their stories.

Image: Candles for the Vietnamese lorry dead
Credit: Yui Mok/PA Wire

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