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December 19th, 2014
08:00 AM ET

Eight Children Found Dead at Home in Cairns, Australia

Eight children, the youngest of them only 18 months old, have been found dead at a suburban home in the northeastern Australian city of Cairns in a case that the country's Prime Minister has called "an unspeakable crime."

A woman who the police believe is the mother of the seven of the children is in a hospital suffering from serious injuries.

The discovery of the bodies added to a traumatic week for Australia after a deadly hostage-taking in Sydney only days ago.

Police said they were called to the property in the Manoora area of Cairns on Friday morning after reports of an injured woman.

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