Leavenworth (US), Oct 25 (AP) Authorities are looking for two girls who were abducted from a Kansas home where two boys were found dead Saturday.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation identified the missing girls as 3-year-old Aven Jackson and 7-year-old Nora Jackson. An Amber Alert said the suspect in the abduction is the girls' father, 40-year-old Donny Jackson.

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Leavenworth County Emergency Management said in a Facebook post that Jackson also is a person of interest in the homicides and believed to be armed and dangerous. He is believed to be driving a black Honda Civic, with a license plate number of 266MXB, the post said.

The Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office began investigating the homicides and abductions around 1:15 p.m. after receiving a 911 call. The names of the slain boys weren't immediately released. It wasn't clear how the boys were related to Jackson or the girls.

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The FBI referred questions to the Kansas Highway Patrol, which said the sheriff's office was answering questions in the case. The sheriff's office didn't immediately return a phone message from The Associated Press.

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