A man stabbed to death nine people, including five children, overnight in Suriname's capital Paramaribo, police said on Sunday.
A police vehicle is parked at an intersection near crime scene tape. (For representation/AP)
The authorities said that the suspect was wounded and arrested, according to AFP.
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“During the night from Saturday, December 27, to Sunday, December 28, a male individual killed... four adults and five children with a sharp object. A sixth child and an adult were seriously injured and were transported to the hospital,” a police statement said.
The Paramaribo police had to open fire on the suspect, who was wounded in the legs and is hospitalized.
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