A lifeless body was found on Sunday hanging behind a traffic sign in Brussels, as first reported by several local news outlets and confirmed by the Brussels Prosecutor's Office on Monday.
The body of a 29-year-old was hanging from the back of a traffic sign with a cable on the Brussels Ring Road in Anderlecht.
The body was found on Sunday afternoon, but authorities believe it had been hanging by the road for several hours before that, according to the spokesperson for the Prosecutor's Office, Laura Demullier.
The Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation to determine the exact circumstances of the death. The possibility of a suicide has not been ruled out.
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The article was updated at 15:00 with more details from the Public Prosecutor's office.
