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| Leicester fire deaths: Five people questioned by police | Leicester fire deaths: Five people questioned by police |
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| Five people are being questioned by police about a suspected arson attack which killed four people in Leicester. | Five people are being questioned by police about a suspected arson attack which killed four people in Leicester. |
| The fire took hold just after midnight on Friday in Wood Hill with neighbours rushing to try to alert the family. | The fire took hold just after midnight on Friday in Wood Hill with neighbours rushing to try to alert the family. |
| Detectives said they could not rule out a link to the death of a man in a street attack nearby, hours earlier. | Detectives said they could not rule out a link to the death of a man in a street attack nearby, hours earlier. |
| Two 19-year-old women arrested in connection with the attack have been released without charge but a 19-year-old man remains in police custody. | Two 19-year-old women arrested in connection with the attack have been released without charge but a 19-year-old man remains in police custody. |
| Antoin Akpom died after an assault on Thursday in Kent Street, about a mile from Wood Hill. | Antoin Akpom died after an assault on Thursday in Kent Street, about a mile from Wood Hill. |
| 'Very supportive' | 'Very supportive' |
| On Saturday Dr Muhammad Taufiq Al Sattar, who lost his wife and three teenage children in the blaze, said he "deeply missed" them. | On Saturday Dr Muhammad Taufiq Al Sattar, who lost his wife and three teenage children in the blaze, said he "deeply missed" them. |
| Police said that, while they were investigating a possible link between the deaths, there was no evidence anyone who lived in the house was involved in the street attack. | Police said that, while they were investigating a possible link between the deaths, there was no evidence anyone who lived in the house was involved in the street attack. |
| The people who died in the house fire have been named by the local mosque as Shehnila Taufiq, her teenage sons Jamal and Bilal and daughter Zainab, 19. | The people who died in the house fire have been named by the local mosque as Shehnila Taufiq, her teenage sons Jamal and Bilal and daughter Zainab, 19. |
| Firefighters found them dead in upstairs bedrooms. | Firefighters found them dead in upstairs bedrooms. |
| Three women, aged 27, 20 and 19, and two men, aged 49 and 19, were arrested on Saturday afternoon. | |
| Speaking at the Jame Mosque where he worshipped with his family, Dr Taufiq Al Sattar, a neurosurgeon who works in Dublin, thanked the people of Leicester. | Speaking at the Jame Mosque where he worshipped with his family, Dr Taufiq Al Sattar, a neurosurgeon who works in Dublin, thanked the people of Leicester. |
| "The people of Leicester have been very supportive," he said. | "The people of Leicester have been very supportive," he said. |
| "I'm also thankful to the Jame Mosque. They made me feel that, despite losing my immediate entire family, the entire community in Leicester is family to me. Thank you very much." | "I'm also thankful to the Jame Mosque. They made me feel that, despite losing my immediate entire family, the entire community in Leicester is family to me. Thank you very much." |
| 'My best friend' | 'My best friend' |
| Tributes have been paid to Mr Akpom, a coach and former player at Leicester Nirvana FC, by family and friends. | Tributes have been paid to Mr Akpom, a coach and former player at Leicester Nirvana FC, by family and friends. |
| The club held a minute's silence at games on Saturday, with more observed on Sunday. | |
| His sister Lianne Murray said Mr Akpom had planned to train as a teacher and worked at Sparkenhoe Primary School in Leicester. | His sister Lianne Murray said Mr Akpom had planned to train as a teacher and worked at Sparkenhoe Primary School in Leicester. |
| "He was my baby brother, he was my best friend, and my right arm," she added. | "He was my baby brother, he was my best friend, and my right arm," she added. |
| The Jame Mosque declared three days of mourning with special prayers held on Saturday for Jamal and Bilal and further prayers for their mother and sister planned for Sunday. | The Jame Mosque declared three days of mourning with special prayers held on Saturday for Jamal and Bilal and further prayers for their mother and sister planned for Sunday. |
| 'Grief stricken' | 'Grief stricken' |
| Detectives have carried out house to house enquires in both cases and continue to appeal for witnesses. | Detectives have carried out house to house enquires in both cases and continue to appeal for witnesses. |
| Earlier, a minute silence was held at Leicester Nirvana FC in tribute to Mr Akpom a coach and former player at the club. | Earlier, a minute silence was held at Leicester Nirvana FC in tribute to Mr Akpom a coach and former player at the club. |
| It was attended by his family and Keith Vaz MP who said the whole city was "grief stricken". | It was attended by his family and Keith Vaz MP who said the whole city was "grief stricken". |
| "Five innocent people have lost their lives in Leicester over the last few days, the whole city is in shock," he added. | |
| Meanwhile, the community has been pulling together to support each other and the families. | Meanwhile, the community has been pulling together to support each other and the families. |
| The nearby St Peter's Church in Highfields held special prayers for everyone involved and opened its doors for people of all faiths and none. | The nearby St Peter's Church in Highfields held special prayers for everyone involved and opened its doors for people of all faiths and none. |
| Ted Cassidy, from the church, said: "We tolled the bell for 10 minutes and we had a small group of the congregation of St Peter's spending an hour in silent prayer. | Ted Cassidy, from the church, said: "We tolled the bell for 10 minutes and we had a small group of the congregation of St Peter's spending an hour in silent prayer. |
| "It was a really spiritually powerful hour where we were praying for the Taufiq family and also for Antoin." | "It was a really spiritually powerful hour where we were praying for the Taufiq family and also for Antoin." |