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A man was arrested on suspicion of murder today after the death of two young children, police said.
The 37-year-old suspect was held after the victims, a boy aged two and a girl aged four, were found unconscious at around 8am today at a house on Whalley Road in the Whalley Range area of south Manchester.
The children were taken to hospital but pronounced dead a short time later, Greater Manchester Police said.
A spokesman for the force said: "Police have launched a murder inquiry following the death of two young children.
"Shortly after 8am on Wednesday October 14 2009, police were called to a house on Whalley Road in Whalley Range.
"Officers attended the scene and found two children, a two-year-old boy and four-year-old girl, unconscious.
"The two children were taken to hospital but pronounced dead a short time later.
"A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Inquiries are ongoing."
