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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.
On Saturday Dr Muhammad Taufiq Al Sattar, who lost his wife and three teenage children in the blaze, said he "deeply missed" them.
Detectives say they cannot rule out a connection to the death of a man in a street attack nearby, hours earlier.
Antoin Akpom died after an assault on Thursday in Kent Street, about a mile from Wood Hill.
Dr Muhammad Taufiq Al Sattar said he "deeply missed" his wife and children
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.
Firefighters found them dead in upstairs bedrooms.
Three woman, aged 27, 20 and 19, and men aged 49 and 19 were arrested on Saturday afternoon.
'Very supportive'
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.
"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'
Tributes have been paid to Mr Akpom, a coach and former player at Leicester Nirvana FC, by family and friends.
Lianne Murray paid tribute to her brother Antoin Akpom
The club held a minute's silence at games on Saturday, with more planned for Sunday.
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.
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.
Detectives have carried out house to house enquires in both cases and continue to appeal for witnesses.
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