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Sweden Reels from Deadliest Mass Shooting in Örebro School

A 35-year-old gunman killed 10 people before taking his own life at an adult education center in Örebro, leaving the nation in shock.

  • The attack occurred at Campus Risbergska, an adult education center in Örebro, Sweden, claiming 11 lives, including the shooter, and injuring six others.
  • The shooter, a 35-year-old unemployed man with no prior criminal record, acted alone and used a licensed firearm; police ruled out terrorism or ideological motives.
  • Survivors described hours of fear and chaos as students and staff barricaded themselves in classrooms while the gunman roamed the school grounds.
  • Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson called it the worst mass shooting in the country's history, with flags lowered to half-mast and a national call for unity in mourning.
  • The investigation is ongoing, with authorities seeking to uncover the motive behind the attack, which has left the community and the nation deeply shaken.
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