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NT Police investigate a suspicious death in Mutitjulu, near Uluru in Central Australia

Mutitjulu is located at the eastern end of Uluru in Central Australia. (ABC News: Neda Vanovac)

Northern Territory police say they are are investigating the suspicious death of a man in Central Australia.

About 9:10am on Saturday morning, officers responded to reports of an aggravated assault at the remote community of Mutitjulu in the Macdonnell region, NT Police said.

A man involved in the alleged incident was taken to the local clinic, where he was pronounced dead.

The man's death is being treated as suspicious and the area has been cordoned off and declared a crime scene, police said.

Detectives from the Southern Criminal Investigation Branch are on the ground investigating the death.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has any information is urged to contact police on 131 444 and quote reference number 9907179.

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