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Mechernich (dpa) - A corpse was found in a cemetery in Mechernich near Bonn, which puzzles the authorities.

A police spokesman said on Wednesday that no one had actually been buried at the site for a long time.

"In the best case, the deceased had a very good coffin, in the worst case someone has found an interesting place to put a corpse there," said the spokesman.

That is what is now being investigated.

The part of the cemetery where the remarkably well-preserved body was found had recently been made available for burials according to the Muslim rite.

While excavating a new grave, the remains were discovered.

The "Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger" and other media had reported.

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