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Two dead at Manchester's Britannia Hotel | Two dead at Manchester's Britannia Hotel |
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Two men have been found dead at a hotel in the centre of Manchester. | |
One of the men, aged in his 20s, was reported to have fallen from the Britannia Hotel in Portland Street at 05:30 BST. He died at the scene. | One of the men, aged in his 20s, was reported to have fallen from the Britannia Hotel in Portland Street at 05:30 BST. He died at the scene. |
Greater Manchester Police officers then found the body of the second man in a bedroom. | Greater Manchester Police officers then found the body of the second man in a bedroom. |
Silver Street, which runs behind the hotel, remains closed while officers investigate the cause of their deaths. | |
Det Ch Insp Amber Waywell: "We are currently working to establish exactly what has happened to lead to the death of both these men. | Det Ch Insp Amber Waywell: "We are currently working to establish exactly what has happened to lead to the death of both these men. |
She asked anyone with information about the deaths, "no matter how small or insignificant it might seem", to contact police. | She asked anyone with information about the deaths, "no matter how small or insignificant it might seem", to contact police. |