A summary of today's developments
Police have said “10 or so” people have been killed and six others were taken to hospital after a campus shooting in the southern Swedish city of Örebro, in what Sweden’s prime minister described as the worst mass shooting in the country’s history.
All six hospitalised are adults, local authorities said. Five of them had gunshot wounds, one of whom has minor injuries.
One of the patients remains in a life-threatening condition, Jonas Claesson, director of Health and Medical Services in Region Örebro, said.
The local police chief, Roberto Eid Forest, said investigating officers were still in the process of identifying victims but that they believed the “primary perpetrator”, not previously known to police, was among the dead.
He said authorities had had “no prior warning signs” of the attack, which happened soon after 12.30pm local time on Tuesday at a campus housing an adult education centre and other learning facilities, and that it was believed the gunman acted alone.
Police said they had opened an investigation into murder, arson and an aggravated weapons offence.
Six adults were taken to Örebro University Hospital following the shooting.
Five of them had gunshot wounds, one of whom has minor injuries.
One of the patients remains in a life-threatening condition, Jonas Claesson, director of Health and Medical Services in Region Örebro, said.
