How do i delete a contact when it is linked

I have a couple of contacts which i don't even want as they came from facebook, i have now got rid of the facebook lot from my contacts but because a couple of them are now linked with another contact with the same name they won't delete.. HELP!! xx

The only ones to have anything linked is the 5 or 6 contacts that i want to delete i can click the minus and then unlink but if i go out and back in its there again although it does also then give me the option to delete contact so i thought sorted but no the contact doesn't delete even after pressing delete contact!! When i press delete conact on these ones the red delete contact comes up but also above it, it says delete 2 contacts but thats in grey and won't let me select it..

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