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Nine killed, including five children, in Suriname attackPolice said that the ​man fatally attacked four adults and five children ‌in Suriname's ‌capital, Paramaribo, during the night ⁠from Saturday to early Sunday.
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<div class="paragraphs"><p>Representative image of Suriname's capital Paramaribo.</p></div>

Representative image of Suriname's capital Paramaribo.

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Nine people, including five children, were killed in ​Suriname after a ‌man attacked ⁠them with ‌a sharp object, police said in a statement on Sunday.

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The ​man fatally attacked four adults and five children ‌in Suriname's ‌capital, Paramaribo, during the night ⁠from Saturday to early Sunday, police said.

A sixth ⁠child and ⁠an adult were ‌also ‌injured and sent to the hospital for treatment.

Officers ‍shot the suspect in the legs during his arrest after he attacked police with a sharp object, ​authorities added.

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(Published 29 December 2025, 09:22 IST)