8 children killed in northern Australian city

A police car blocks a street at an address in Manoora where up to eight victims have reportedly been stabbed to death, near Cairns, Australia, Dec. 19 2014. It is believed seven of the victims are children, while it's understood a woman has been… 

Eight dead children and a woman suffering from stab wounds were found inside a home in a northern Australian city on Friday, police said. 

Queensland state police said they were called to the home in the Cairns suburb of Manoora on Friday morning after receiving a report of a woman with serious injuries. 

When police got to the house, they found the bodies of the children inside. The victims range in age from 18 months to 15 years. 

A 34-year-old woman found inside the home was suffering from stab wounds to the chest, a Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman said. 

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