MEXICO CITY, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Jamaican government declared a state of emergency Wednesday in the southern Clarendon parish following a series of deadly shootings on Sunday night, the Ministry of National Security announced on social media platform X.
Eight people, including a seven-year-old boy, were killed in separate gun attacks on Cherry Tree Lane in Clarendon on Sunday, local media reported.
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