Hanoi/vietnam, Nov. 2 -- Police in the United Kingdom have said they now believe all the people found dead in the back of a lorry were Vietnamese nationals.

In a statement released in the early hours of Saturday morning (Vietnam time), Essex Police Assistant Chief Constable, Tim Smith, said they were working closely with the Vietnamese government and had already informed the families of some of the victims.

Last week the bodies of 39 migrants were found in a refrigeration container on an industrial estate in Grays, Essex in the south of England.

One man, from Northern Island, has been remanded in custody in connection with the deaths, and two people are being held in Viet Nam.

ACC Smith said: "Essex Police is continuing to work closel...