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Two arrested after four migrant farm workers killed in Italy minivan fire
Key takeaways
- Robert Greenall Getty Images Police in Italy have arrested two Pakistani nationals for the alleged murder of four migrant workers found dead in a burnt-out minivan, according to Italian media reports.
- The vehicle was found at a petrol station near a village in a vast farming area in the southern Calabria region.
- CCTV images showed two people blocking the van's doors from the outside and throwing liquid inside to start a fire.
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Robert Greenall Getty Images Police in Italy have arrested two Pakistani nationals for the alleged murder of four migrant workers found dead in a burnt-out minivan, according to Italian media reports.
The vehicle was found at a petrol station near a village in a vast farming area in the southern Calabria region.
CCTV images showed two people blocking the van's doors from the outside and throwing liquid inside to start a fire.
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