Two British men missing in Sweden are feared to be victims of a double murder.
The families of Juan Cifuentes, 33, and Farooq Abdulrazak, 37, are appealing for information after the two men travelled to Denmark and Sweden on a business trip.
The pair were due to return to the UK at 6pm on Sunday but they did not come home and have not been in contact since, according to a social media appeal.
It comes after two bodies, thought to be British men, were found shot dead in a burned-out car near the Swedish city of Malmo on Sunday.
Firefighters uncovered the bodies from a black Toyota RAV4 lying off the side of a dirt road near an industrial estate at roughly 2pm.
The scene is still cordoned off and a crime scene investigation is underway, according to local media. The bodies will be examined forensically this week as police look to notify the families.
Police believe that the vehicle had been rented in Denmark before then being driven to Sweden. The victims were last seen travelling past the Öresund Bridge toll station and were travelling in a car from Copenhagen Kastrup airport.
Sources told Mail Online the bodies may belong to Mr Cifuentes and Mr Abdulrazak based on when they travelled and rented the car.
However, Swedish police have yet to confirm the identities of the two men, though they said they believe that they are not Danish nationals.
The two men ran a London-based online travel agency together, and have been travelling on business. They lived in Finchley, North London, and Cifuentes had two young daughters.
Local newspaper Sydsvenskan reported that there may have been another person in the car with the men when they arrived in Sweden.
Swedish police official Kerstin Gossé said: “So far, we are keeping tight and restrained so that the preliminary investigation can have its way.
“We have to keep everything open,” she said. “It is nothing that I can speculate on this early in the investigation.”
The official said that the Swedish Police Authority is prepared to collaborate with international police forces in investigating the alleged double murder.
Police have launched an appeal for witnesses to come forward with any information about the incident.
Sweden has one of the highest rates of gun violence in Europe, second only to Croatia, particularly the city of Malmo.
Some figures within the Swedish police have estimated that gun violence has risen tenfold since the early 90s, pointing the finger towards gang violence.
A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesman said: “We are supporting the families of two British men reported missing in Sweden and are in touch with the local authorities.”