Swedish police about to give update after 10 people killed in shooting

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February 5, 2025 at 3:46 a.m.

Swedish police are about to give an update on the mass shooting that happened at a school for adults in the central city of Orebro on Tuesday
Ten people, plus the gunman, were killed in the shooting
"The motive for the shooting is not yet known, but all the indications are that the perpetrator acted alone, without ideological motive," police say
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson called it the "worst mass shooting" in Sweden's history
The attack happened at a school for adults, on a campus where there are also children's schools

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