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2 arrested in Hungary suspected of murdering Israeli man

1 May 2016, 5:48 pm
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Hungarian police have arrested two people suspected of murdering Israeli tourist Ofir Gross, who was found dead overnight, according to German news agency DPA.

Gross, 40, from Jerusalem went missing in the country nearly two weeks ago. He dropped out of contact with his family on April 21.

Ofir Gross, an Israeli tourist who went missing in April 2016 in Hungary. His body was located by Hungarian authorities on May 1, 2016. (Facebook)
Ofir Gross, an Israeli tourist who went missing in April 2016 in Hungary. His body was located by Hungarian authorities on May 1, 2016. (Facebook)

Family members of Gross, who was a medical engineering student in Germany, were traveling to Hungary to identify the body, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

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