Six family members killed in Austrian house near St Poelten

Austrian police say six bodies have been found in a house 54km (34 miles) west of Vienna, after a suspected shooting of family members.
Few details are available, but Austrian media say a daughter is suspected of having shot her mother, sister and three children aged seven to 10, before turning the gun on herself.
The attack happened in Boeheimkirchen, a small town just outside St Poelten.
Heute news said a school had raised the alarm as the children had been absent.
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