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French police arrested a suspect after four bodies were found in the River Seine near Paris. The investigation focuses on a known area for gay encounters.
PARIS (Reuters) -French police have detained a man on suspicion of murder after the discovery of four men's bodies in the River Seine on the outskirts of Paris, the local prosecutor's office said on Monday.
The four bodies were found on August 13 in an area that is known for gay sexual encounters in Choisy-Le-Roi, which lies in the southeastern suburbs of the French capital, the Creteil prosecutor's office said.
It said the suspect was homeless and had often been seen in the area where the bodies were discovered.
Two of the victims were also homeless and were Algerian and Tunisian nationals. Another was a 21-year-old Algerian who lived nearby and the fourth was a 48-year-old French man.
The suspect's lawyer Antoine Ory said that for legal reasons he could not name his client, who was arrested last week and brought before a judge on suspicion of the murders on Sunday.
The public prosecutor has asked for the man to be charged and placed in protective custody, according to the prosecutor's office.
(Reporting by Makini Brice and Gabriel Stargardter; Editing by Helen Popper)
French police detained a man on suspicion of murder after four men's bodies were found in the River Seine.
The bodies were found in Choisy-Le-Roi, an area known for gay sexual encounters in the southeastern suburbs of Paris.
Two victims were homeless Algerian and Tunisian nationals, while another was a 21-year-old Algerian living nearby, and the fourth was a 48-year-old French man.
The suspect has been arrested and brought before a judge on suspicion of the murders, with the public prosecutor seeking to charge him and place him in protective custody.
The suspect's lawyer, Antoine Ory, stated that he could not disclose his client's name for legal reasons.
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