Police in the UK have said that the body found in Oxfordshire this morning matches the description of missing weapons expert Dr David Kelly, but that formal identification is yet to be confirmed.
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Reading a statement outside Wantage police station, Acting Superintendent Dave Purnell said formal identification of the body found in Harrowdown Hill will not take place until tomorrow.
"What we can say is that the description of the man found there matches the description of Dr David Kelly. At this very difficult time our condolences must go out to his family, friends and work colleagues.
"Thames Valley Police are currently treating this incident as an unexplained death. We will be awaiting the results of the post mortem and also waiting while the forensic examination continues at the scene at Harrowdown Hill."
British Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair's official spokesman said he had been made fully aware of the situation and is "obviously very distressed for the family".
He added: "If it is Dr Kelly, it will be the Ministry of Defence's intention to hold an independent judicial inquiry into the circumstances leading up to his death," the spokesman said on the PM's flight from Washington to Tokyo.
PA