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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Martin Gelin

Will any Swedish politician defend the group most terrorised by the Örebro gun massacre?

Aftermath of shooting attack at a school in Orebro
Tributes placed near the Risbergska school in Örebro on 7 February 2025. Photograph: Kuba Stężycki/Reuters

It was the worst mass shooting in Swedish history. Ten people were shot dead and many more wounded before the gunman shot himself. A week on from the atrocity in Örebro, about 125 miles west of Stockholm, Sweden is soul-searching for answers that are not easy to find.

The suspect, a 35-year-old white man, was initially described by authorities as “a lone wolf”. He may or may not have had an ideological motive.

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