Eight kids killed in gruesome stabbing

For the children: Neighbours laying flowers near the home of the children who were found dead in Manoora near Cairns. — EPA

CAIRNS: Eight children ranging from babies to teenagers were found dead at a home in the Australian city of Cairns Friday, police said, reportedly in a gruesome mass stabbing just days after a deadly siege in Sydney.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott called the Cairns tragedy heartbreaking, with Australia already in an outpouring of national grief over Monday’s dramatic standoff in Sydney, which left two hostages and the gunman dead.