Body parts found in Rhine near Swiss-German border

Parts of a man's body were found in the Rhine river near Switzerland's border with Germany, and police said investigators suspect he may have been the victim of a violent crime.

Aargau cantonal police said three men walking along the riverbank in Stein, near Basel, spotted a bag floating in the water on Sunday. When they pulled it ashore, they found a human leg inside.

Police later recovered several more bags containing other body parts during searches involving divers and a boat.

Police said the circumstances of the killing and the identity of any suspect remain unknown. Authorities have appealed for witnesses, and prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation.