Discovery of human remains at recycling center shakes Incheon; police launch investigation

Police in Incheon launched a 64-member investigation team Friday after human remains were discovered at a public recycling facility.

According to authorities, a report was filed at 2:28 p.m. on Thursday after a worker at the Southern Regional Resource Recovery Center in Songdo, Yeonsu-gu, discovered what appeared to be part of a human leg while sorting recyclables on a conveyor belt.

The remains, initially wrapped in bandages, consisted of part of a left leg extending from below the knee to the ...