ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - An autopsy is planned Tuesday on the body of an unidentified woman found inside a recycling container at an eastern Pennsylvania apartment building, authorities said.

Police in Lehigh County said the body was found Sunday afternoon in a bag in the 55-gallon container in the parking lot of the East Tilghman Street complex in Allentown.Assistant Chief Glen Dorney said a resident throwing a bag into the large blue recycling container reported a foul odor. He said it was unclear how long the body had been there.Dorney said the death of the woman, who hasn't been identified, is considered suspicious and is being investigated by Allentown police and the coroner's office as well as the county district attorney's office and homicide task force.Coroner Scott Grim said an autopsy is planned to determine the cause of death. The coroner's office is seeking help from the public in identifying the woman, who was described as between 18 and 30 years old, of Asian descent, about 5 feet tall or 5-foot-1 and 119 pounds with short black hair. She had pink fingernail polish and a silver necklace and was wearing a black dress pants, a green sweater with a white collar and cuffs, blue stockings and black and white sneakers.Residents of the apartment building expressed shock at the news. Mike Krauchick told The (Allentown) Morning Call he came home from shopping to find the area roped off by police."It's a pretty quiet neighborhood around here. Not much goes on," he said. "It's pretty boring, but that's where you want to live these days."