12 migrants found alive in refrigerated truck in Belgium

Twelve suspected migrants have been found alive in a refrigerated truck near the city of Antwerp in Belgium, local media reported.

The truck, carrying fruit and vegetables, was found in a parking area on the E34 motorway at Oud-Turnhout, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.

The police were alerted by the truck driver who suspected that there were people hiding in the back, a representative of the Belgian federal police said.

The migrants are all men, according to local media. IANS