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Police: Body Found On Capital Beltway Shoulder

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) -- Montgomery County police say a man's body was found on the shoulder of the Capital Beltway in Silver Spring.

Police say a passerby spotted the body Tuesday morning on the right shoulder of the inner loop between Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road. Police are investigating the case as a "suspicious death."

The body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy. Police declined to comment on what kind of injuries the man may have suffered.

The man's identity is not yet known.

(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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