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July 13, 2011 / 11:23 AM

Two found dead in firebombed house

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 13 (UPI) -- Oklahoma City police have detained three suspects in connection with the firebombing of a home where an older couple was found dead early Wednesday.

Neighbors reported hearing a loud boom around 4 a.m. and by the time firefighters arrived the home was engulfed in flames, The Oklahoman reported.

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Police Capt. Lisa Camacho said homicide and arson investigators found a man and a woman inside the house.

What appeared to be homemade bombs were found outside the home. Police were questioning three people including a 15-year-old boy.

Further details were not immediately available.

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