Live updates as police cordon off canal in Leeds city centre

Police have cordoned off a footpath alongside the Leeds Liverpool Canal in Leeds city centre.

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A police officer guards the canal near Whitehall Road.placeholder image
A police officer guards the canal near Whitehall Road.

Police cars and an ambulance were called to the scene on Whitehall Road at about 11am, according to eyewitnesses.

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