Bomb Squad Evacuate Tower Block in Police Probe Into Man's Death

Police are treating the death of a man as unexplained after his body was discovered at a tower block in London.

Residents were evacuated from the building in Harrow, north-west London, on Monday morning after the man's body was found.

The Metropolitan Police said the death is being treated as unexplained and a post-mortem examination will be carried out to establish the cause of death.

The bomb squad was called to the scene to carry out a controlled explosion of a suspicious package found in the building.

A cordon remains in place around the block of flats

A cordon remains in place around the block of flats while police carry out their investigation.

Police have so far been unable to identify the man

Police have so far been unable to identify the man and are appealing for information.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 or tweet @MetCC quoting CAD 2678/22AUG.