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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Natricia Duncan Caribbean correspondent, and agencies in Kingston

Jamaica declares state of emergency after eight killed in weekend shootings

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Jamaica's prime minister, Andrew Holness, in Nassau, Bahamas, in 2023. Photograph: Dante Carrer/Reuters

Jamaica’s prime minister has issued a 14-day state of emergency in the country’s southern Clarendon parish amid fears of further violence after two shootings on Sunday left eight dead and nine wounded.

Seven people were killed when gunmen fired indiscriminately at a birthday party in Cherry Tree Lane, Clarendon; the eighth victim was killed in a second shooting.

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