Three people in custody in Hungary over Austrian tragedy

A refrigerated truck is towed along a highway near Neusiedl am See, in Austria, on August 27, 2015 following the grim discovery of more than 70 dead migrants

VIENNA - Austrian police said Friday that three people were in custody in Hungary over the discovery of 71 dead migrants in an abandoned truck with Hungarian number plates.

"At the present time three people are in custody in Hungary, and we believe that this is the lead to the perpetrators," police spokesman Hans Peter Doskozil told a news conference.