Hyde Park: Body found near London tourist hotspot near Speakers' Corner
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Your support makes all the difference.A body has been discovered close to a tourist hotspot in central London.
Police set up a cordon spanning an area the size of two football pitches in Hyde Park following what an officer at the scene called an "unexplained death".
The body, which is close to Speakers' Corner, could be seen under a tree, as investigators in white crime scene suits erected a tent over it.
At least 30 officers were at the scene.
One officer was heard telling a member of the public that the incident "happened in the last couple of hours and we are trying to get to the bottom of it".
"Officers attended and found a man deceased. The incident is being treated as suspicious - no arrests have been made at this time. Inquiries continue."
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