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Long border delays as Austria introduces new controls

Huge traffic queues have formed on a Hungarian motorway leading to Austria after border controls were tightened in a bid to clamp down on human trafficking.

Austrian officials put tougher checks in place on the country's eastern border after the bodies of 71 migrants were found in the back of a lorry abandoned on a motorway.

Five people have been arrested in connection with the incident.

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Death toll from abandoned lorry in Austria rises to 71

Investigators are trying to identify how many bodies are in the abandoned lorry Credit: REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

The death toll following the discovery of an abandoned lorry full of bodies in Austria has risen to 71.

According to reports the victims, who police suspect had come from Syria, included a two-year-old girl.

During a press conference today an Austrian police chief confirmed the dead included:

  • 59 men
  • 8 women
  • 4 children

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