Eight people found dead in truck in Texas parking lot


The San Antonio Police Department said 28 people were being treated in seven local hospitals. -AFP filepic

WASHINGTON: Eight people were found dead Sunday in a truck in a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio, Texas, in an apparent people trafficking case, authorities said.

In addition to the dead, there were 28 injured -- 20 of them severely -- who were being treated at seven local hospitals, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus and Fire Chief Charles Hood told reporters.

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