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Police investigating as refugee found dead on Manus Island.

Police investigating as refugee found dead on Manus Island
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By Madhura Seneviratne

Source: SBS News



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An Iranian asylum seeker due for resettlement in Papua New Guinea has died on Manus Island, police have confirmed to SBS World News.

The man's body was found in bushland near a primary school.

Manus Provincial Police Commander Chief Inspector David Yapu said details were still being determined but he ruled out murder.

"It was suicide," he told SBS World News.

Mr Yapu speculated that school children may have found the body.


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