US EditionA Knife Attack Outside Suriname’s Capital Paramaribo Kills at Least 9 People, Police Say
A knife attack by a man with possible mental health issues killed nine people, including five children and neighbors, marking one of Suriname's deadliest recent incidents.
- On Sunday, police said a knife attack outside Paramaribo killed at least nine people, including children, in Richelieu, Commewijne district about 25 kilometers east of the capital.
- Suriname, a former Dutch colony, has roughly 600,000 people and has traditionally recorded one of the region's lowest murder rates, InSight Crime reported.
- Police reported multiple injured being treated in Paramaribo hospitals, including a sixth child and another adult; the male suspect was wounded during his arrest and is recovering in hospital.
- Authorities said they have not released the suspect’s identity and an investigation continues, while Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, Surinamese President, posted on Facebook offering condolences to the bereaved.
- Victims were found at multiple homes, local media reported, while recent data indicate a sharp rise in violent crime with a 2024 murder rate spike of about 30 homicides per 100,000 residents.
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The brutal violence of a man from Suriname shocks the capital Paramaribo. A man stabs several people - including five children. Apparently the attacker has psychological problems.
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As many as nine persons were killed in a violent knife attack in Suriname’s capital Paramaribo. The victims included five children, making the incident one of the deadliest attacks in the country in recent years. The attack happened in Richelieu, a village in the Commewijne district, about 25 kilometres east of Paramaribo. Police said the violence unfolded across several homes in the area. Local reports, cited by AP, suggest the incident began a…
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