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A Home Office spokesman described the murders of Carol, Louise and Hannah Hunt as an "horrific and senseless" act of violence.

"It's time to end this senseless war. If you want to end wars, you have to talk to both sides," he added.

"We mourn with the relatives of the victims of a senseless act of violence and fear for those injured," he said in a social media post.

"She was the rock of our family and the best mum," she said, describing her murder as a "cruel, senseless act".

"Officers are at the scene today and are working to establish the full circumstances that led to this senseless attack."