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8 Dead, 20 In Critical Or Serious Condition Found In Tractor-Trailer In San Antonio

San Antonio's fire chief said they found 38 people, including eight dead, in the back of a truck in a Wal-Mart parking lot. "We're looking at a human trafficking crime here," the police chief said.

Police in San Antonio found eight people dead and 20 people in "extremely critical condition or very serious condition" in the back of a tractor-trailer early Sunday.

The truck was

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