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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent

Sweden plans to tighten gun laws in wake of Örebro mass shooting

People stand next to candles and flowers laid on the ground beside a street
People stand next to candles and flowers placed near the scene of the attack at an education centre in Örebro. Photograph: Kuba Stężycki/Reuters

Sweden’s government has announced plans to strengthen its gun laws, including by restricting access to semi-automatic weapons, after the country’s worst mass shooting.

On Tuesday, a gunman killed 10 people at an education centre in Örebro, west of Stockholm, before shooting himself. Police have not said what type of weapon he used but they have said he had a licence to own four weapons, three of which were found beside him.

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