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Last Updated:  Thursday, 27 March, 2003, 07:06 GMT
Body found in canal
The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal in Aston where the body was found
A young couple found the body
Police are treating as suspicious the death of a man whose body was found in a canal in Birmingham.

Officers were called to the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal in Aston at about 1400 GMT on Wednesday.

Divers retrieved a man's body, whose name has not yet been released.

The area was sealed off as a potentially serious crime scene.

A post-mortem examination was due to be carried out on Thursday.

Police are appealing for information.


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