TORONTO, Rajab 10, 1437, Apr 17, 2016, SPA -- Five children tried to take their own lives Friday evening in a Canadian aboriginal community of 2,000 that has declared a state of emergency over repeated suicide attempts, its chief said, Reuters reported. Chief Bruce Shisheesh of the Attawapiskat First Nation in the province of Ontario confirmed the news in a brief telephone conversation on Saturday. It was not immediately clear how old the children are. The remote northern community declared a state of emergency last Saturday after 11 of its members attempted suicide in one weekend and 28 tried to do so in March. About a dozen teenagers in the community attempted suicide on Monday, after the declaration. Regional and federal governments sent healthcare workers to the community in response to the state of emergency. Canadian legislators held a special parliamentary session Tuesday night to address the suicide attempts, calling them "completely unacceptable" and vowing steps to keep them from happening again. -- SPA 00:12 LOCAL TIME 21:12 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w