Essex lorry deaths: UK must bear responsibility, says Chinese state media

British authorities criticised by nationalist paper as country voices shock at truck fatalities

Chinese citizens have expressed shock, anger and outrage over the deaths of 39 people found in a lorry in the UK and believed to be Chinese nationals, in a case experts suspect is linked to human trafficking.

Chinese officials said on Friday that they were still working to confirm the identities of eight women and 31 men discovered in the back of a refrigerated trailer in Essex on Wednesday. The Chinese embassy in London said it was in close contact with the British police.