LONDON - Britain's interior minister Priti Patel said she was "shocked and saddened" by the news on Wednesday that the bodies of 39 people had been found in a shipping container on an industrial estate east of London.
"Shocked & saddened by this utterly tragic incident," Patel said on Twitter. "Essex Police has arrested an individual and we must give them the space to conduct their investigations."
(Reporting by David Milliken; editing by Guy Faulconbridge) ((david.milliken@reuters.com; +44 20 7542 5109; Reuters Messaging: david.milliken.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
