THREE asylum seekers have been found in the back of a lorry returning to a firm in Oxfordshire.

The three young men, two from Kosovo and one from Afghanistan, were found in the back of the lorry returning to Klege Europe, at Didcot West Industrial Estate, from France yesterday.

Alan Lines, managing director of Klege Europe, said: "They didn't speak any English but seemed all right. We called the police who came and took them away."

A spokesman for Didcot Police said the three men were currently being detained at Didcot police station. Officers have alerted the Immigration Service.

Story date: Friday 12 February

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