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  • Nine people, including five children, stabbed to death

    Nine people, including five children, stabbed to death


    Getty Images General view of a residential street in Paramaribo, Suriname.Getty Images

    Stock image of a residential street in Suriname’s capital, Paramaribo

    Nine people including five children have been stabbed to death on the outskirts of Suriname’s capital, Paramaribo, police have said.

    Another adult and child were taken to hospital after sustaining serious injuries in the attack, city police said in a statement.

    Officers were called to an address on a road leading out of the capital on Saturday night, where they detained a male suspect after shooting him in the leg. He was also taken to hospital for treatment and is under police guard.

    Local media has suggested the man was suffering from mental health issues, citing officials and residents, while the South American nation’s president said his family and neighbours were among the victims.

    “At a time when family and friends should be holding on to and supporting each other, we are confronted with the harsh reality that there is another side to the world,” Jennifer Geerlings-Simons said in a statement.

    “I wish all the bereaved much strength, courage and comfort during this unimaginably difficult time.”

    Police said further details about the circumstances of the incident would follow.

    Suriname is among nations with the lowest rates of stabbing deaths, making incidents such as this one relatively rare.

    However, it has endured several coups and a civil war since gaining its independence from the Netherlands in 1975.



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  • Snow-capped Mount Etna erupts as skiers glide down slopes

    Snow-capped Mount Etna erupts as skiers glide down slopes


    Huge plumes of ash and smoke were filmed erupting from Mount Etna, Sicily on 27 December as skiers used the slopes below.

    Scientists at the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia said volcanic activity at the site, which frequently erupts, had intensified, with craters continuously emitting ash.

    In response, scientists issued a red Volcano Observatory Notice for Aviation, its highest level, though authorities said flights would continue to operate normally at a nearby airport unless ashfall increased.



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  • Spaniards hurl flour, eggs and fireworks in mock battle

    Spaniards hurl flour, eggs and fireworks in mock battle


    The annual food fight festival ”Els Enfarinats” has left the Spanish town of Ibi covered in flour and egg shells.

    Every year participants wear military-style costumes and stage a fake coup using eggs, flour and firecrackers.

    The eggers go around asking for “taxes” – donations to charity – from local people and if you don’t pay you could end up getting splatted.

    The festival, held in the province of Alicante, is more than 200 years old and takes place on the 28 December each year to coincide with the Day of the Innocents – Spain’s equivalent of April Fools’ Day.

    Video edited by Zahra Fatima and Jack Burgess



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