These are the two Britons who are missing and presumed dead in Sweden. The rental car they rented was found burnt out with two bodies inside.
The victims are London-based travel agents Juan Cifuentes and Farooq Abdulrazak, and their families have reported them missing.
The bodies were recovered after firefighters were called to the scene of a fire on a dirt road in the Fosie industrial area of the coastal city of Malmö on Sunday.
Swedish police say the Toyota RAV4 set alight at an industrial estate in gang-ridden Malmö is the same car that Juan, 33, and Farooq, 37, rented and was not seen again after they drove away in it.
Authorities are in the process of formally identifying both bodies, but the men’s families fear the worst.
Farooq Abdulrazak (left) and Juan Cifuentes (right) are believed to be the two men found
It is believed that the men first traveled to Denmark before leaving for Sweden on business
Juan (left) and Farooq (center) traveled together to Denmark before continuing to Sweden
Forensic teams are working to confirm the identities of the Britons found in Sweden
A relative of Juan Cifuentes confirmed this morning: ‘The car that was found is the car that Juan and Farooq rented.
‘The Swedish police have contacted us and are giving us updates on the situation.
‘They believe the two men in the car may be Juan and Farooq, but the bodies have not yet been identified.
‘I’ve read reports that the two men found in the car had been shot.
‘That is something we are not aware of at this time. The police have not told us that.
‘At this point, all we know is that Juan and Farooq first traveled to Denmark and then to Sweden on business.
‘They were supposed to come back on Sunday for the European Championship final, but they didn’t come home and no one has seen them for a few days.’
The two men are believed to have flown to Denmark on Sunday and rented a car at Copenhagen Kastrup Airport. They then drove across the Øresund Bridge to Sweden, where their burnt-out car was found in the city of Malmö.
Earlier, Rickard Lundqvist, spokesperson for the southern police region, confirmed that an investigation was underway, but said that there is currently no suspect.
Police could only determine that the victims were not Danes, ‘because the car was registered in Denmark’.
Swedish gossip magazine Aftonbladet later reported that the victims were British.
Swedish police have confirmed that they are working with foreign agents on the case.
Aftonbladet reported today that two British businessmen, who are feared murdered, flew from London’s Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen’s Kastrup Airport.
In Kastrup, one of the two Britons was reportedly photographed renting a car – the same car that was later found burned out.
Two Britons were shot dead in a rental car and set alight in Sweden after renting the car in Denmark. Footage shows forensic investigators examining the crime scene
Farooq (pictured) and Juan were due to return home for the European Championship final on Sunday
Farooq (pictured) and his friend have not been seen since they drove away in a rental car
The Foreign Office said earlier it was supporting the families of two British men reported missing in Sweden after their bodies were found in a burnt-out Toyota on an industrial estate in Malmo on Sunday.
The driver and passenger, believed to be British citizens, were found in the burnt-out remains of a car that had been rented in Denmark and driven across the border into Sweden.
Firefighters discovered the body when they arrived at a fire on the Fosie industrial estate.
Police said they had not yet identified the bodies, but that forensic examinations would take place this morning.
According to local media, the victims were probably shot before the car was set on fire.
Police are treating the incident as a double homicide.