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| Arrest after couple found dead in Carndonagh, Donegal | Arrest after couple found dead in Carndonagh, Donegal |
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| A man has been arrested after a married couple were found dead in a house in Carndonagh in County Donegal. | A man has been arrested after a married couple were found dead in a house in Carndonagh in County Donegal. |
| The bodies of the man and woman, who were in their 70s, were found at the house by a family member just after 09:00 BST on Thursday. | The bodies of the man and woman, who were in their 70s, were found at the house by a family member just after 09:00 BST on Thursday. |
| Their names have not yet been released. Irish state broadcaster RTÉ has reported that they appear to have suffered violent deaths. | Their names have not yet been released. Irish state broadcaster RTÉ has reported that they appear to have suffered violent deaths. |
| A 42-year-old man is being held at Buncrana police station. | |
| Martin McDermott, a Fianna Fail councillor for the area, said the town was in a state of shock. | Martin McDermott, a Fianna Fail councillor for the area, said the town was in a state of shock. |
| "People are numbed with what has happened, the two people are well known in the local community so there's been a very sad reaction to the news." | "People are numbed with what has happened, the two people are well known in the local community so there's been a very sad reaction to the news." |
| "Distraught" | "Distraught" |
| BBC Radio Foyle reporter, Gerry Bradley, has been to the scene. | BBC Radio Foyle reporter, Gerry Bradley, has been to the scene. |
| "It's in an area called Churchtown, about half a mile outside Carndonagh, and you can see the garda [police] cordons at a large double-fronted house. | "It's in an area called Churchtown, about half a mile outside Carndonagh, and you can see the garda [police] cordons at a large double-fronted house. |
| "People have been coming and going all morning, which I presume to be a mix of family and perhaps members of the forensic teams. | "People have been coming and going all morning, which I presume to be a mix of family and perhaps members of the forensic teams. |
| "These deaths have caused great shock in a close-knit community," he said. | "These deaths have caused great shock in a close-knit community," he said. |
| "Local people have told me they are distraught." | "Local people have told me they are distraught." |