Two Brits missing in Sweden as bodies found in burnt-out car in murder probe

Police in Sweden have launched a double murder probe after two bodies were found in a burnt-out car that had been rented by a British citizen.

The two victims were shot dead before the car was set on fire, police believe. The car had been rented from Copenhagen airport before the driver and the passenger drove across the Denmark-Sweden border and into the city of Malmo, according to Swedish national newspaper Aftonbladet.

The Toyota RAV4 was found in an industrial area of the city in southern Sweden. Police said they were still working to identify the bodies.

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In a statement carried by Aftonbladet, Malmo Police spokeswoman Kerstin Gosse said investigators do not believe the bodies 'are Danish citizens'. A spokesman for the UK Foreign Office told the BBC two British men had been reported missing in Sweden.

A statement said: "We are supporting the families of two British men reported missing in Sweden and are in touch with the local authorities."

The PA news agency approached the Foreign Office for comment.

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