Man held after four bodies found in River Seine near Paris

A passer-by led French police to the grim discovery at the foot of a bridge south-east of Paris.

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The first victim was spotted by a passer-by near a bridge in Choisy-le-Roi, a south-eastern suburb of the capital, on 13 August. Later that day police searching the area discovered three more bodies immersed nearby.

Prosecutors say that one of the victims was strangled and another showed violent injuries.

The suspect is being held in Paris. Police have given no details about him or how many murders he is being questioned over.

The first body had only been in the water for a short time and was identified as a local 40-year-old man, prosecutors said.