Victims still being identified after what Sweden’s PM says was the worst mass shooting in the country’s history Police have said 11 people have been killed and six others taken to hospital after a campus shooting in the southern Swedish city of Örebro in what Sweden’s prime minister has described as the worst mass shooting in the country’s history said investigating officers were still in the process of identifying victims but that they believed the “primary perpetrator” 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 All six hospitalised people are adults, local authorities said. Five of them had gunshot wounds, one of whom has minor injuries. Jonas Claesson, director of health and medical services in the Örebro region, said one of the patients was in a life-threatening condition. Police said they had opened an investigation into murder, arson and an aggravated weapons offence. which is about 125 miles (200km) west of Stockholm as a “terrible act of violence” on a “very painful day for all of Sweden” He said the government was in close contact with police and the operation was continuing “My thoughts are [also] with all of those whose normal school day was turned into fear Being locked up in a classroom fearing for your life is a nightmare no one should have to experience.” Police should be allowed “the peace of mind they need to investigate what happened and how these horrific crimes could have occurred” “This is the worst mass shooting in Swedish history,” he told reporters as he urged people not to speculate about the motive King Carl XVI Gustaf conveyed his condolences “It is with deep sadness and dismay that my family and I received the news about the terrible atrocity in Örebro,” he said Map locating the area of Sweden where the shooting took placeForest gave no further information about the injured “The reason we cannot be more specific at this time is that the damage outcome is so great,” he said Police had earlier said four people had had surgery and one was in a serious condition Forest told an earlier media conference police had no indication of motive “When it comes to saying anything more about the perpetrator “The operation is ongoing and that will undoubtedly become clearer.” Police at the scene of the incident in Örebro Photograph: Kicki Nilsson/APCampus Risbergska It also offers primary and upper secondary school courses as well as classes in Swedish for immigrants vocational training and programmes for people with disabilities told the broadcaster SVT she had been confined to her study after hearing “gunshots very close” She said she heard “probably 10 shots” in total She said there had been an unusually small number of students on campus as many had gone home after sitting an exam told SVT he had been in touch by text message with her throughout after she had arrived at the school about five minutes before the shooting started “She saw blood and the teachers were good at helping them bringing them in and locking the door,” Sjöberg said He said his daughter was safe and was providing information to the police Police special forces at the scene Photograph: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty ImagesAndreas Sundling was among those who barricaded themselves inside the campus “We heard three bangs and loud screams,” he told the Expressen newspaper All those who took shelter were evacuated by mid-afternoon said someone had thrown open the door to her classroom just after lunchbreak and shouted to everyone to get out “I took all my 15 students out into the hallway and we started running,” she told Reuters “Then I heard two shots but we made it out School attacks are rare in Sweden but several serious incidents have taken place in recent years. 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Fever, the live entertainment platform known for helping millions of people discover the best experiences in their cities, brings the Candlelight concerts to Örebro from October This classical concert series is known for working with unique spaces that are part of each city's cultural scene giving visibility to talented local artists and bringing a wide variety of programs for all tastes The expansion to the region comes on the heels of the experience’s success having delighted audiences in more than 150 cities worldwide Candlelight Concerts is a series of original music concerts created by Fever with the aim of democratising access to classical music by allowing people all over the world to enjoy live music performances in an intimate candlelit setting The varied setlists aim to appeal to a wide range of audiences who may never have considered attending a classical concert before These Candlelight concerts are known for taking classical music performances beyond the traditional music halls and concert halls and into unique and accessible venues that are part of the city's cultural scene Örebro Castle has a rich history as a 16th-century Vasa stronghold and is a site of significant political and cultural events making it an ideal venue for Candlelight concerts Its architecture is a unique blend of styles shaped by centuries of rebuilding and additions made by various lords and the cultural activities that still take place there today make it a perfect fit for Candlelight’s mission Candlelight was originally conceived as a classical music series with concerts featuring works by the greatest composers the ever-expanding programme list encompasses a wide range of themes and genres including tributes to contemporary artists such as Queen as well as shows dedicated to film music and much more This multi-sensory experience has also evolved to include diverse elements For more information about the Candlelight Concerts, access here Find tickets to concerts in Örebro here Download pictures of the experience here Candlelight: Vivaldis Fyra årstider Location: Rikssalen at Örebro Slott (Kansligatan 1 Dates and time: 12 October at 19:00 and 14 December at 19:00 and 21:00 Tickets: available exclusively on the Fever platform from 355,00 kr Musicians: String Quartet - 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For this year’s edition of the Culture Festival the Candlelight Concerts will be bringing their worldwide known candlelit setting to light up the performances of Daniel Hormazábal and Anna Gréta Are you a journalist or do you work for a publication?Sign up and request access to exclusive news Or are you unable to find what you’re looking for Reach out to our media team and we’ll be in touch shortly Your information is only used to send you news and will never be shared with third parties. Your personal data will be processed in accordance with Fever's Privacy Policy. Sweden's Örebro is in shock after the shooting at an adult school that killed 11 people on Tuesday "That something so terrible could have happened here." Mia Vallin can hardly grasp it a private Christian primary and secondary school in Örebro - about 200 kilometres west of Stockholm Her school is just two kilometres away from the Campus Risbergskaschool a 35-year-old man opened fire; shot 11 people dead and wounded six others Vallin was having lunch in the school canteen "We suddenly saw all kinds of emergency services driving past our school at breakneck speed who knew someone who was hiding from the gunman I then got a message about the drama unfolding a little further down the road." few details were known about the tragedy which unfolded a few streets away Authorities instructed the Hannaskolan leadership to completely seal off the school building Vallin: "We locked the doors and communicated to parents that their children were in safety the students were picked up at school one by one by their fathers and mothers." so precarious was the situation at Campus Risbergska the school where a gunman roamed the corridors shooting people to death lock them and hide," 35-year-old nursing student Hellen Werme told Swedish channel TV4 News The tragedy is "the worst mass shooting in Sweden's history" according to Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson King Carl Gustaf laid flowers with his wife Queen Silvia at a memorial in front of the school on Wednesday and later attended a memorial service at a church in Örebro The suspect is believed to have died by suicide Police have released few details about the suspected gunman Media paint a picture of a hermit from the area Police assume that the suspect acted alone Officers found him dead upon entering the school Hannaskolan was open for classes again on Wednesday "But we have to be careful," says Mia Vallin "We pray that something like this will never happen again." This article was translated by CNE.news and published by the Dutch daily, Reformatorisch Dagblad on February 5th Sweden has become polyglot and cosmopolitan – but denial has met the wave of white supremacism sweeping the country 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 was initially described by authorities as “a lone wolf” He may or may not have had an ideological motive But we now also know that most of those killed had an immigrant background And it is hard to believe that the target of this violence was not political: Campus Risbergska many of whom were enrolled on a language programme called “Swedish for immigrants” The centre is a remnant of the once vast nationwide public network of well-funded institutions for continuing education and after-school programmes to help recently arrived people to assimilate Local people describe the centre as a warm and welcoming place for people who did not always feel an immediate sense of belonging in Örebro. The young poet Aya Kanbar took classes there she recalled the institution in a moving article “These were people who had immigrated from all corners of the world and it was so nice to witness the sense of community among them How the language brought them together – their Swedish Their desire to belong to a society that is so often described as cold and alienating.” Now we have no evidence that the Örebro killer explicitly targeted immigrants the police sent out a statement claiming that nothing pointed to this They said everything suggested he was a non-ideological killer This drew heavy criticism from across the political spectrum – from leftwing columnists to conservative editorial writers It would have been more honest of the police to say they simply didn’t know and it is hardly far-fetched for experts on mass shootings to point out that many similar events have been committed by white supremacists – even when they were erroneously described as lone wolves initially in which a man’s voice is heard shouting: “You should be gone from Europe” We don’t know whether the voice is that of the killer What we do know is that the massacre has left many immigrant communities in Sweden feeling terrified and vulnerable Sweden has many other schools and education centres where young immigrants still get a chance to learn Swedish Many of these students say they are too afraid to return to class is anyone in elected office willing to openly address migrants’ fears In one generation, Sweden has changed into a polyglot and cosmopolitan country, as ethnically diverse as the UK. In the same four decades, roughly encompassing my lifetime, we have also seen a terrifying wave of white supremacist violence, racist mass shootings and serial killers, often targeting immigrants the rightwing nationalist Sweden Democrats tried to fit the massacre in Örebro into an existing narrative of chaos and crime enveloping the entire country as though immigrants were somehow culpable which relies on the support of the far right focused its immediate response on gun laws and restricting access to semi-automatic weapons has no vocabulary to talk about its problem with xenophobia or the racist violence that often follows it there is a deep bipartisan consensus that migrants are the problem and that previous immigration policy was too generous a woman came up to her and pleaded: “Can you please say something nice about immigrants now?” Other survivors of the attack have told Swedish media that they have long felt like “moving targets” in an increasingly hostile and xenophobic country The prime minister, probably responding to public pressure, addressed the nation in a televised speech on Sunday in which he pleaded for unity: “At the end of the day Not right or left.” It was a significant shift in tone but where acts committed by white supremacists are “individualised” whereas violent acts committed by racialised minorities lead to blanket blame of the entire group One of the cruellest aspects of racism is precisely the way in which it turns victims into perpetrators When refugees from Syria or Sudan escape war or violent terrorism they arrive in countries where too many associate them with the very violence that they have fled It is as though they have to carry the burden of the perpetrator’s crimes The massacre in Örebro led to predictable calls for unity and solidarity in Sweden but something more than that might be required For everyone in Sweden to feel safe and harmonious the dehumanisation of immigrants as a group must also stop Martin Gelin writes for the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter acted alone as they continue the work of identifying victims The gun rampage that left 11 people dead in the Swedish city of Örebro was “a one-man operation” as local media identified the shooter as a former student of the adult education centre he attacked As Sweden reeled from the deadliest mass shooting in its history, investigators were working on Wednesday to identify the people who were killed and injured after the attack at Campus Risbergska just after 12.30pm on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference, the Örebro police chief, Roberto Eid Forest, said there was strong evidence to suggest that the suspected gunman, who was among the dead, had shot himself. Media reports named him as Rickard Andersson, 35, a former student who lived locally, had attended some maths classes at Risbergska some years ago, and had been unemployed for a decade. Police did not confirm his identity but said the suspect had no known connection to criminal gangs. There was nothing, they said, to suggest he had acted on ideological grounds. “We still believe that it is a one-man operation. We will return to the exact motives,” said Eid Forest. Lars Bröms, the police’s head of operations for identification work, later said he hoped that all the victims would be identified within 48 hours but that in some cases they were still trying to reach the relatives. 1:19'Extremely shocked': Swedish king pays tribute to victims of Örebro shooting – video The Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson; his justice minister, Gunnar Strömmer; and King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia visited the site of the school in Örebro on Wednesday afternoon, where they laid flowers, before attending a remembrance service. “It’s horrible. It’s hard to take in the vastness,” he said, urging people not to speculate. “In time, we will get the answers, and then we can also draw conclusions.” Eid Forest said the reason it took so long to inform the public about the death toll was the size of the school premises. “It took a very long time to search and ensure that we didn’t have any more injuries,” he said. 1:26Multiple people dead in 'worst mass shooting' in Swedish history – video reportJonas Claesson, the director of health and medical services for the Örebro region, said five of the six people admitted to hospital had initially life-threatening gunshot wounds and were now stable after undergoing surgery. Two of them were being treated in intensive care. A sixth person had minor injuries. Four were women and two, men. Police urged anybody who was at the school on Tuesday or had footage of the attack to come forward. They asked the public to share only confirmed information. Free newsletterA digest of the morning's main headlines from the Europe edition emailed direct to you every week day Read moreA meeting was held in central Örebro for relatives where Eid Forest said they would be informed about “the continued work on The king and queen sat in a pew at the front of the memorial service at St Nicolai church alongside the prime minister and his wife and appeared sombre as they led the lighting of candles Bishop Johan Dalman described “a city in shock a country in shock” as he opened the service “The queen and I are extremely shocked,” the king “I think all of Sweden feels for those who have experienced this traumatic event … Many of us are helping and grieving with them This is a terrible experience that Sweden has had to go through.” The queen admitted she was “finding it a little bit difficult to talk” saying: “I have a big wish for the whole of the Swedish people I really want to ask everyone to help build it up again who works in crime strategy in the municipality and is a crisis manager said it was in the process of setting up centres around the city where victims’ families and members of the community could speak to social workers members of the Red Cross and representatives of churches and mosques “We’re going to live with this as a mark for a very long time what we are starting to see is civil society together with the municipality and police really rallying around for citizens of Örebro,” she said She said Campus Risbergska mostly ran education courses for adults Schools in the municipality had been training and practising for how to stop such an incident “For a few years now we’ve been training on how schools should act to stop a lone actor We’ve been training in that because we know it can happen.” The municipality had taken a proactive approach to mapping criminals and gangs but “this kind of situation is very difficult for us to detect” a spokesperson for Sweden’s teachers union Sveriges Lärare and a Örebro resident “This is the deadliest mass shooting we have had in our history and it’s at a school where you should be safe as a teacher and as a student,” she said The shooting is already prompting some headteachers to question security in Swedish schools said he was looking at keeping the school doors permanently locked and installing cameras “The principal and management have the responsibility to ensure that the school is a safe place a spokesperson for Swedish Peace and Arbitration Association in Örebro Although polarisation has been on the rise in Sweden she said she felt a strong sense of unity there “It created a feeling that we need to care about each other,” she said ‘We have to ensure that only the right people have guns in Sweden,’ says the prime minister Sweden’s government has announced plans to strengthen its gun laws including by restricting access to semi-automatic weapons On Tuesday, a gunman killed 10 people at an education centre in Örebro Police have not said what type of weapon he used but they have said he had a licence to own four weapons “The horrific act of violence in Örebro raises several key questions about gun legislation,” the centre-right coalition government which relies on the support of the far-right Sweden Democrats it said it wanted to improve the way that people considered “medically unsuitable” for weapons possession were reported “We have to ensure that only the right people have guns in Sweden,” Ulf Kristersson On Friday police said identification was complete and that seven women and four men aged between 31 and 68 had died They have not yet named the victims or the perpetrator The Guardian understands that the victims include a Syrian man, an Eritrean woman and an Iranian woman. Police are investigating whether the shooting was racially motivated are able to apply for licences for semi-automatic weapons the environmental protection agency lifted a ban on military-style models meaning guns such as the AR-15 were permitted for hunting The government said on Friday it wanted to reimpose restrictions that existed before 2023 and develop a strategy to seize military-style weapons “The AR-15 is an example of a weapon that is compatible with large magazines and can cause a lot of damage in a short time,” it said The government said a recent report found that several of the requirements that should be taken into account when assessing a person’s suitability for a weapons permit were not clearly stated in weapons regulations some medical factors and how law-abiding a person is It also plans to add provisions on doctors’ reporting obligations in relation to weapons and the police’s ability to revoke permits welcomed the government’s announcement but called for all weapons licences to be reviewed It also said there should be a review of how registers between authorities were cross-checked The decision has attracted public criticism from several high-profile Sweden Democrats The Syrian embassy in Stockholm has said its citizens were among the dead The suspect, who apparently killed himself, has been named in media reports as Rickard Andersson, 35, a former student of the school He is understood to have attended maths classes at the school a few years ago and had been unemployed for a decade from the school and told her he had been shot they shot us.’ He said he loves me and that’s the last thing I heard,” she said in an interview Free weekly newsletterThe most pressing stories and debates for Europeans – from identity to economics to the environment was studying care and was soon to sit his exams while working as a carer for elderly people Members of their church said there was standing room only at a memorial service for Iskef on Thursday night the Syrian Orthodox church attended by Iskef But despite that we say that we must look for the light,” he said Kasselia said he knew of two others who had been killed and the other was a middle-aged woman from Iran The number of non-Swedish victims would affect Örebro and the whole country who went to the remembrance service attended by the prime minister and the king and queen on Wednesday The Bosnian Islamic Community in Örebro said the organisation had been advised to increase security since the shootings and had hired security guards to watch the mosque a student and member of a Syrian Orthodox church young people’s association said many of its members went to Campus Risbergska to improve their grades so they could go to university or increase their employment prospects Some of his friends had been forced to hide in a classroom during the attack “I saw one of them yesterday and still to this day she is shaking,” he said “You cannot forget about it for your whole life.” Some GIRLSCHOOL fans have expressed their concern after frontwoman Kim McAuliffe struggled to complete the band's set on Friday In a video of the performance shared on YouTube courtesy of Johan Jansson the 65-year-old McAuliffe could be seen wobbling on stage and appearing disoriented while her bandmates delivered their parts seemingly unaffected by her inability to keep her balance Kim made her way to the back of the stage and sat on SAXON's drum riser while a stage tech rushed over and removed her guitar from her shoulder McAuliffe's disappointing performance in Örebro was discussed by fans in the official GIRLSCHOOL Facebook group with one person — who apparently attended the concert — writing: "So sad to see what could have been a great night Almost half of the tracks was skipped and ending on a sad note with an instrumental version of 'Bomber'" the first fan responded: "Let's wait and see if there will be an official excuse or statement As part of GIRLSCHOOL's ongoing European tour with SAXON the two bands performed the following night (Saturday In a 2016 interview with Headbangers Lifestyle Kim talked about how touring had changed in the four decades since GIRLSCHOOL's formation She said: "We have a few drinks here and there but I can't do it anymore like we used to do anyway So at one point we go back to the hotel and watch something on the iPad or so." Guitarist Jackie Chambers laughingly added: "Yeah because it takes you two days to get over the last gig." Chambers and McAuliffe were asked by Classic Rock magazine if GIRLSCHOOL has "a reputation as a heavy-drinking band" Jackie responded: "You could say that." McAuliffe chimed in: "How on earth did anyone reach such a conclusion It was all down to Lemmy [late MOTÖRHEAD frontman] and his bloody Special Brew One of the worst stories was in Germany when our crew introduced us to Jägermeister and we lost two hours of our lives." Chambers added: "I remember being somewhere in Europe at eight o'clock in the morning Things are a bit more moderate now." McAuliffe concurred It is not clear if McAuliffe's performance in Örebro on Friday was in any way related to alcohol consumption during the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal scene in 1978 and is frequently associated with contemporaries and friends MOTÖRHEAD They are the longest-running all-female rock band still active and rocking hard after more than 40 years Formed from a school band called PAINTED LADY by McAuliffe and Enid Williams GIRLSCHOOL enjoyed strong media exposure and commercial success in the U.K in the early 1980s with three albums of "punk-tinged metal" and a few singles they concentrated their efforts on live shows and tours reducing considerably the production of studio albums During their long career GIRLSCHOOL toured all over the world performing at many of the biggest rock and metal festivals as well as co-headlining with or supporting some of the most important hard rock and heavy metal bands in the genre They maintain a worldwide cult following and are considered an inspiration for many succeeding female rock musicians Original members McAuliffe and Denise Dufort are still in the band to this day (Dufort is not taking part in the current tour while she is dealing with undisclosed issues with her hands She is being temporarily replaced by Larry Paterson.) Original lead guitarist Kelly Johnson died of cancer in 2007 and was replaced by Chambers in 1999 — Girlschool Official (@GirlschoolReal) February 3, 2025 your new go-to podcast to spice up your weekday mornings with relevant news and behind-the-scenes from Brussels and beyond From the economy to the climate and the EU's role in world affairs this talk show sheds light on European affairs and the issues that impact on our daily lives as Europeans Tune in to understand the ins and outs of European politics Dare to imagine the future with business and tech visionaries Deep dive conversations with business leaders Euronews Tech Talks goes beyond discussions to explore the impact of new technologies on our lives the podcast provides valuable insights into the intersection of technology and society Europe's water is under increasing pressure floods are taking their toll on our drinking water Join us on a journey around Europe to see why protecting ecosystems matters and to discover some of the best water solutions an animated explainer series and live debate - find out why Water Matters We give you the latest climate facts from the world’s leading source analyse the trends and explain how our planet is changing We meet the experts on the front line of climate change who explore new strategies to mitigate and adapt Mourners in the Swedish city of Örebro on Thursday paid tribute to the victims of the country's deadliest shooting in history that left 11 dead The shooter was connected to the adult education centre where he opened fire with at least one rifle-like weapon, law enforcement said on Thursday. who has not yet been officially identified may have attended school there before Tuesday's violence on the school campus west of Stockholm The shooter was later found dead with three guns 10 empty magazines and a large amount of unused ammunition next to his body It was not clear how he died but officials said officers did not return his gunfire The school offers primary and secondary educational classes for adults age 20 and older vocational training and programs for people with intellectual disabilities Some 130 officers arrived Tuesday after alarms summoned them to the school to find chaos across the campus They described the scene as an “inferno” and believe the gunman turned his weapon toward them as they entered the building Investigators had not uncovered a definitive motive behind the bloodshed by Thursday Police said there were no warnings beforehand and they believe the perpetrator acted alone Authorities said there were no suspected connections to terrorism at this point a town of 160,000 that's considered Sweden's seventh-largest municipality Thursday brought more sadness but still few answers “It has been two days of shock and grief,” said John Johansson The outpouring of grief and togetherness has been enormous.” Perpetrator of shooting at Risbergska campus in Örebro believed to be among the dead say policePolice in Örebro have said “about 10 people” have been killed in the shooting 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 One of the patients remains in a life-threatening condition director of Health and Medical Services in Region Örebro Police said they had opened an investigation into murder, arson and an aggravated weapons offence. 4 Feb 202522.08 CETSix 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. 4 Feb 202521.00 CETCampus Risbergska in Örebro will be closed tomorrow, the municipal director Peter Larsson told Aftonbladet. Larsson said he expects it will be closed this week. Other upper secondary schools in Örebro will remain open. in what Sweden’s prime minister has described as a ‘very painful day’ for the country “During the afternoon, several investigative measures connected to the case have been carried out at various addresses in Örebro. Work at the crime scene continues, including technical personnel,” the statement said. “At present, the police believe that the perpetrator acted alone, but we cannot rule out more perpetrators connected to the incident. Our view is that the perpetrator is one of the dead people.” 4 Feb 202519.53 CETThe press conference has now concluded. 4 Feb 202519.52 CETKristersson said he had had relatives whose children were housed in a school during the day. He said there are many parents who have an important task to talk to their children today, but cautioned against spreading fear and terror. The PM said the vast majority of schools are safe places. 4 Feb 202519.47 CETPrime minister Kristersson says there is no further danger right now at the school. 4 Feb 202519.44 CETMinister of justice Gunnar Strömmer told the press conference the police in Örebro have support from other police regions and from Sweden’s security service Sapo. 19 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Örgryte won 3–0 over Örebro on Sat Predicted lineups are available for the match a few days in advance while the actual lineup will be available about an hour ahead of the match The current head to head record for the teams are Örgryte 4 win(s) Have scored 3 goals in their last 5 matches 19 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMT?Örgryte won 3–0 over Örebro on Sat 19 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 6 goals in their last 5 matches Örgryte is playing home against Örebro on Sat 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police spokesperson Fredrik Svedemyr said local police chief Roberto Eid Forest qualified this describing Andersson as "a motivated perpetrator" But at a press conference on Thursday morning We have seen all the film footage recorded both externally and internally at the school We are holding witness interviews with people with connections to the perpetrator to understand 'why did this happen?' and we don't yet have an answer."  It may take investigators weeks to establish Andersson's motive It's also possible they will never be fully able to explain his actions Bergqvist called for "patience" but the public not to mention the families of the victims In his first address to the nation after the atrocity saying that this information would come out in good time opposition parties have respected this request Andersson's background and actions on the day of the shooting have been the focus of much attention ever since he was named by Swedish media as the gunman Andersson struggled to achieve passing grades throughout his school career, with the Expressen newspaper reporting that he finished elementary school without a passing grade in a single subject when he moved on to upper secondary school or a "good pass" in aesthetic subjects (which mixes art According to the Aftonbladet newspaper studying maths at upper secondary level in 2021 but dropping out before completing the first course Bergqvist mentioned this when discussing possible motives at Thursday's press conference "What we can say is that there is information to suggest that he was connected to the school in some way that he may have gone to the school earlier," she said was something the police needed to "look into more deeply" The Aftonbladet newspaper reported on Wednesday that one of the police's theories was that the attack was targeted at the local social services The newspaper claimed that Andersson's benefits had recently been cut because the Swedish Public Employment Service had judged that he was not making enough effort to find a job "He had had a fight with social services," a source told the newspaper several employees from the social services were unaccounted for what connection the Social Services department in Örebro has with Campus Risbergska Some of the victims were of immigrant origin All four of the victims whose nationalities have so far been confirmed in the media had an immigrant background: two from Syria Campus Risbergska primarily taught courses where students tend to have an immigration background vocational training for health and care workers and primary and secondary level classes for adults The broadcaster TV4 published a story on Wednesday night based on a recording made by someone hiding from the attacker Their sound technicians isolated a voice that they concluded was shouting Ni ska bort från Europa At the press conference Bergqvist said that police had collected and were analysing recordings made during the attack "We have received films where we are listening to the sound clips to try and determine what is being said Is this something which could lead us to the right understanding of the motive?'" or anti-Islamic motives have historically been active within extremist online groups Police have said that they have yet to find evidence of this on electronic devices used by Andersson questioned the reluctance of both police and politicians to consider this a racist attack Police, they point out, have downplayed ideological motives in the past, for example after the knife attack at the Almedalen political festival in 2022 only for such motives to come to light later on "When the police tone down the ideological motive I and many others wonder what they actually mean," wrote Zina Al-Dewany in Aftonbladet His target is a school where many are studying Swedish for Immigrants."  Her colleague Karin Pettersson argued that "the place is political, whatever the perpetrator's motive" In the Sydsvenskan newspaper the writer Nathan Hamelberg contrasted the reluctance to consider an ideological motive in this case with the rapidity with which political motives have been ascribed to attackers with an immigrant or Muslim background who drove a stolen truck down Drottninggatan "No one talks about Rakhmat Akilov as a lone madman regardless of the extent to which he acted alone and how mad he actually was his terror attack was immediately connected to a jihadi ideology," he said Those calls by Swedish investigators for "patience" are appearing to go unheeded Please log in here to leave a comment Sweden's government has announced its intention to pursue a gun control reform law after an attack in the city of Örebro killed 11 people The plan would include limiting access to powerful semi-automatic weapons and strengthening suitability testing of individuals who want to obtain a gun license A framework will also be developed to more effectively report people who may be medically unfit to possess firearms Swedish news outlets identified the suspect of Tuesday's attack as Rickard Andersson a 35-year-old who lived in Örebro and may have attended the adult education centre in which he opened fire A relative of Andersson told the Aftonbladet tabloid that he was unemployed and had lost contact with family in recent years Police officers — who have not formally identified the shooter — said the suspect was found with three weapons that were registered to his name Lying next to him were large amounts of unused ammunition as well as gun licenses for four firearms Swedish radio SVT said that the ongoing police investigation lists an automatic firearm as the weapon used Gunfire erupted at around 12:30 CET at the Risbergska school which according to its website offers classes to around 2,000 adults Authorities said they sent a "major operation" to the school minutes after they were alerted Nearby schools were locked down as parts of the Risbergska school were evacuated Örebro's police chief Lars Wirén said during a press conference that officers confronted a chaotic scene with smoke filling the building and the gunman firing as many rounds as possible He described the school as an "inferno" and said officers did not know if they were dealing with one or multiple attackers At least six other adults were wounded in addition to those killed remain in hospital according to local authorities — including two in the Intensive Care Unit Police have so far declined to identify those killed in the attack but the Syrian embassy in Stockholm said that its citizens were believed to be among the victims said those killed were of "multiple nationalities and that police were looking into whether there was evidence of a racist motive The attack has sent shockwaves through Sweden with the country's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson calling it the "worst mass shooting in Swedish history" Sweden had experienced at least two school attacks in the past decade — neither carried out with a gun The country has strict gun laws with high application fees. 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Join us on a journey around Europe to see why protecting ecosystems matters, how our wastewater can be better managed, and to discover some of the best water solutions. Video reports, an animated explainer series and live debate - find out why Water Matters, from Euronews. We give you the latest climate facts from the world’s leading source, analyse the trends and explain how our planet is changing. We meet the experts on the front line of climate change who explore new strategies to mitigate and adapt. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says that the shooting at an adult education centre which killed about 10 people was the "worst mass shooting in Swedish history." Speaking at a joint press conference with Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer, Kristersson condemned the "brutal, deadly violence against completely innocent people", adding that at the moment it is unclear what motives may have been behind it. "It is difficult to take in the extent of what has happened today. Darkness is being cast over Sweden tonight. It is with bottomless sadness that we have received the news from the police that about ten people have been killed and several have been injured in a school shooting in Örebro. What must not happen has now also happened in Sweden," Kristersson told reporters in Stockholm. Justice Minister Strömmer confirmed that an investigation into the incident is underway and that perpetrator also died at the scene. "The person that the police currently assess to be the primary perpetrator belongs to the deceased. This is a person who is not known to the police before. Of course, we want to understand why, what has happened and what a perpetrator may have had for motives. We will have to wait for those answers. In time, the picture will become clearer. This is something that the investigation that has now been initiated will show," Strömmer said. The shooting took place on the outskirts of the city of Örebro, which is located about 200 kilometres west of Stockholm. The gunman is reported to have opened fire at around 12:30pm local time, after many students had gone home following a national exam. Students sheltered in nearby buildings and other parts of the school were evacuated. Police vehicles and ambulances, lights flashing, were seen across the parking lots and streets around the school as a helicopter flew overhead. The school, called Campus Risbergska, serves students over age 20, according to its website. Primary and upper secondary school courses are offered, as well as Swedish classes for immigrants, vocational training and programs for people with intellectual disabilities. Earlier on Tuesday Roberto Eid Forest, head of the local police, said the damage at the crime scene was so extensive that investigators were unable to be more definitive on the conclusive number of those wounded. Police raided the suspect’s home after the shooting, but it wasn't immediately clear what they found. Eid Forest said police believe the perpetrator acted alone, and there were no warning signs before the attack. Authorities said that there were no suspected connections to terrorism at this point, but police didn’t provide a motive. Authorities are working to identify the deceased. Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Holly Patrick | Wednesday 05 February 2025 07:42 GMT Swedish police surrounded a school in Örebro after 11 people were shot there on Tuesday Armed police descended on the Risbergska School an adult educational institute in the city which is around 200 km (125 miles) west of Stockholm Officials said the gunman was believed to be among those killed and a search for other possible victims was continuing at the school. Local police chief Roberto Eid Forest said the gunman was not previously known to the police and has no suspected links to gangs or terrorism. 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Prince Louis caught brushing down Price Williams jacket during VE Day celebrations The 1998 diesel has been converted into a stylish two-bed Beckham luciendo su peinado mohicano antes de un amistoso internacional contra México en 2001 Sweden's worst mass shooting left at least 11 people dead at an adult education center west of Stockholm as officials warned the death toll could rise had not been determined by early Wednesday as Sweden — where gun violence at schools is very rare — reeled from an attack with such bloodshed that police early on said it was difficult to count the number of dead among the carnage offers primary and secondary educational classes for adults age 20 and older which is about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Stockholm Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer called the shooting "an event that shakes our entire society to its core." The shooting started Tuesday afternoon after many students had gone home following a national exam and other parts of the school were evacuated following the shooting Authorities were working to identify the deceased told reporters the suspected gunman was among the dead and police believe the perpetrator acted alone Police have not said if the man was a student at the school but authorities said there were no suspected connections to terrorism at this point Police raided the suspect's home after Tuesday's shooting but it wasn't immediately clear what they found "Today, we have witnessed brutal, deadly violence against completely innocent people," Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told reporters in Stockholm late Tuesday "This is the worst mass shooting in Swedish history "But the time will come when we will know what happened While gun violence at schools is very rare in Sweden, people were wounded or killed with other weapons such as knives or axes in several incidents in recent years Become an NPR sponsor Prime minister addresses nation to pay tribute to those ‘who wanted to contribute to a better society’ Most of the people killed by a gunman in the Swedish city of Örebro last week had an immigrant background after the prime minister paid tribute to the victims as “people who wanted to do something good who wanted to contribute to a better society” Among those understood to have been killed in Sweden’s deadliest mass shooting which took place at an adult education centre on Tuesday an Iranian woman and a female teacher from Kurdistan the deputy regional police chief for Bergslagen told SVT: “Most of the victims in the school shooting had a foreign background Ethnicity is a circumstance that the police have taken into account since early in the investigation when assessing a possible motive.” He added: “It is too early to say that there is a specific reason behind the act.” Prosecutors said on Monday they had confirmed the identity of the gunman, widely named in the media as Rickard Andersson He is believed to have killed himself along with 10 others when he attacked Campus Risbergska an adult education centre where he once attended classes said a national one-minute silence would be held on Tuesday at midday “Sweden is a country in mourning,” he said The Swedish prime minister delivered a speech to the nation on Sunday Photograph: Magnus Liljegren Handout/EPAPaying tribute to the victims seven women and three men aged between 31 and 68 Kristersson said: “They came from different places in the world and had different dreams They were in school to lay the foundation for the future that has now been taken away from them.” which offers courses including in nursing and the Swedish language were studying to “realise their ambitions” “These were people who wanted to do something good who wanted to contribute to a better society.” Police have not officially named the victims but among those named in local media are Salim Iskef The Syrian refugee phoned his fiancee moments before he died to tell her he had been shot and that he loved her had four children and had been working in schools and in elderly care since she and her family left Eritrea for Sweden was a baker and father of two from Syria who had been studying to improve his Swedish whose surname has not been reported and who came to Sweden from Kurdistan in the 1990s was a maths teacher at the education centre Her family said she had moved to Sweden to be safe and had since helped countless people in their lives to build their careers who leads a centre-right coalition supported by the far-right Sweden Democrats called on the country to rally behind the victims and their grieving families but by us uniting and uniting behind all that we love in our country all that we want to protect and build on.” who last week during a visit to the school asked: “Where did the beautiful Sweden go?” Kristersson said there was “only one Sweden” “We can be different and think differently but it is our shared responsibility to build this country and to protect it the former prime minister and leader of the main opposition party said in a television appearance alongside Kristersson on Sunday night that “words matter’ and that people with immigrant backgrounds who had been left feeling fearful and excluded by the mass shooting had been failed She said: “We must use this opportunity to create a turning point in our society.” Last week, the government announced plans to strengthen its gun laws after the gunman was found to have had a licence to own four weapons a 35-year-old man – identified as Rickard Andersson – entered an education centre for young adults and opened fire killing 10 people before apparently turning the gun on himself Described as an unemployed recluse with psychological problems he is thought to have acted alone in the massacre at Campus Risbergska in the town of Örebro confirming four guns had been seized by the police – three at the scene together with a lot of ammunition and one at the gunman's home The suspect had purchased both ammunition and smoke grenades shortly before the shooting The man had lived isolated in his apartment since 2016 and it was still unclear how he had interacted with the digital world once in 2013 and again between 2019 and 2021 police are still trying to establish a clear motive for the shooting but it appeared the victims had been selected randomly They have worked as teachers or studied," police said Police have not disclosed the nationalities of the victims – seven women and three men aged 28 to 68 residing in Örebro However, based on interviews given to Swedish media by family members, we know at least two of the victims of the attack came from Syria "They came from different parts of the world and had different dreams," Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said in a speech on Sunday Kristersson urged people not to speculate on the attacker's motives but stressed that he understood the concerns of "people of foreign origin who show a particular sense of vulnerability" Syria's embassy in Stockholm has expressed condolences to two Syrian families Bosnia's foreign ministry said one of its nationals was among the dead and Queen Silvia have visited a memorial near the scene of a mass shooting at an educational facility in Örebro The king told reporters that he and the queen were 'extremely upset' by what happened He said: 'We want them to feel that they are not alone in their mourning.' The gun attack on Tuesday that left 11 people dead Five of the six victims have required surgery for gunshot wounds and remain in a serious condition Sweden has been struggling with a wave of shootings and bombings caused by endemic gang crime which has led to the country having by far the highest per capita rate of gun violence in the EU in recent years Örebro school shooting was one-man operation, police say 15 Apr 2025 17:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Helsingborg won 2–0 over Örebro on Tue The current head to head record for the teams are Örebro 6 win(s) Haven't kept a clean sheet in 11 matches Who won between Örebro and Helsingborg on Tue 15 Apr 2025 17:00:00 GMT?Helsingborg won 2–0 over Örebro on Tue 15 Apr 2025 17:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 5 goals in their last 5 matches Örebro is playing home against Helsingborg on Tue I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice This feed from Sweden on Wednesday (5 February) shows police continuing to investigate a mass shooting at the Risbergska School in Örebro, some 125 miles west of Stockholm. Eleven people were killed on Tuesday. Police said the gunman was believed to be among those who died and a search for other possible victims was continuing at the school. Teachers and students described hearing gunshots as they barricaded themselves in classrooms or ran for shelter after the alarm was raised on campus. Maria Pegado, 54, a teacher at the school, said a person opened the door to her classroom and shouted to everyone to get out."I took all my 15 students out into the hallway and we started running," she said. "Then I heard two shots but we made it out. We were close to the school entrance. I saw people dragging injured out, first one, then another. I realised it was very serious.” Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies At least eleven people were killed in a mass shooting at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden, on Tuesday. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson called the tragedy ‘a nightmare that no one should have to experience,’ stating that it was the worst shooting in Swedish history a 35-year-old man described by relatives as a loner local police chief Roberto Eid Forest highlighted that terrorism was not currently suspected as a motive though he cautioned that much remained unknown He also confirmed that the suspect had not previously been known to police and we need to complete our searches in the school There are several investigative steps underway including profiling the perpetrator and conducting witness interviews,’ Forest said This is Sweden now.Mass shooting at a school has left around 10 people dead.The gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon.Here are students hiding for their lives.This never used to happen before.pic.twitter.com/3zQQW8v6t1 According to Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet, authorities conducted a search of the suspect’s home and an institution for adults who did not complete their formal education or failed to obtain the grades needed for higher education The school is located on a campus that also houses schools for children Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf also reacted to the horrific incident ‘It is with deep sadness and dismay that my family and I received the news about the terrible atrocity in Örebro,’ he said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed his condolences to the Swedish people and to Ulf Kristersson in a post on X ‘I was deeply shocked by the news of the heinous attack at Risbergska School in Örebro,’ Orbán stated I was deeply shocked by the news of the heinous attack at Risbergska School in Örebro I would like to express my deepest condolences to @SwedishPM Kristersson and to the people of Sweden Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims At a press conference on Tuesday afternoon local police reported that six people were seriously injured and taken to hospital their website stated that the number of injured remained unclear and there was no official information on their condition Hungarian Conservative is a quarterly magazine on contemporary political philosophical and cultural issues from a conservative perspective part of the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention is tasked with strengthening and developing preventive work against violent extremism in Sweden with the aim of preventing ideologically motivated criminality and terrorism in the country Kindroth took on his role last November after 20 years as a police officer How well does what happened at Campus Risbergska fit the template of a school shooting and how well does Rickard Andersson match the profile of a typical perpetrator It is still too early to comment on the suspected perpetrator's profile and motives A serious crime has been committed at a school and the police have not completed their investigation so we know nothing yet about the driving forces behind the act Research does indicate that there are some recurring factors regarding lone-acting individuals who commit school attacks School attacks are often committed by students or former students of the school towards which the violence is directed It has also been established that they have often experienced social exclusion Failing in studies or work is also a common factor READ ALSO: What we know of the ten victims of the Örebro campus attack to what extent did the teachers and students follow the best practice on how to respond to a school attack What we know at present is that the school had rehearsed similar situations and that there were routines in place for how to act in a serious incident CVE has not been in contact with Risbergska school before and has no insight into how they worked there CVE has previously cooperated with Örebro municipality But the centre is not tasked with training for "ongoing deadly violence" or physical school safety The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) is responsible for helping society prepare for major accidents and crises There are now proposals from the government to put more locks on schools and also to allow teachers to search students' bags How much do you think that these measures would reduce the risk of future shootings What are the arguments against such measures They are probably not the solution to everything but could be an important complement to any preventive work Experience shows that school attacks are usually committed by people who have attended or are attending the school so they may have access to the premises and knowledge of what the premises look like But it makes sense to ensure that unauthorised persons do not have access to the school area READ ALSO: What do we know about the Örebro school attack? What would you say are the most important measures schools can take to reduce the risk of school attacks Preventive work begins long before a person even starts thinking along extremist lines or about harming others close and stable relationships outside the family lower the risk of a person becoming radicalised We need to work on many fronts at the same time Increasing physical security in schools is an important aspect where it is necessary to ensure that schools have established routines for how to act if the worst happens All schools should have a plan that describes how the school should prepare for Each individual school should design its own plan based on its particular conditions we need to work broadly to strengthen mental health especially among children and young people It is welcome that the government recently launched a strategy and action plan for mental health and suicide prevention Research shows that lone actors often give signals in advance before a violent act It is important to act if you suspect that someone in your vicinity is having thoughts about harming others You can contact the police with your concerns Professionals can contact CVE's support phone for advice Your predecessor at CVE led a major government inquiry into preventing exactly this sort of attack most of the recommendations of have not yet been enacted Do you think the measures recommended would have made any difference in this case It is still too early to speculate about what could have been done differently in this specific case Lone actors who have isolated themselves from society are always difficult to detect The government decided to appoint an inquiry into school safety in July 2022 the inquiry proposed that CVE should be given a specific responsibility to provide support to actors who handle concerns about school attacks which meant that we would have the opportunity to handle personal data was decided in January 2025 and will come into force on March 1st this year the government has chosen to proceed with all the proposals that the inquiry has submitted will change the rules on confidentiality so that municipal adult education centres can share information about an individual with the social services if they believe this could prevent crimes a new law is also expected to come into force which will mean that schools and other actors are obliged to provide information to law enforcement authorities How does CVE work with schools to try to identify students who present a risk and what do you advise schools to do if they are worried about a particular student School staff and other professionals can contact CVE's support phone which is open to all professionals on weekdays between 8am and 4pm We offer free support throughout the country and have the opportunity to go out and help on site We can of course also provide support in English The support is tailored to each situation and need Often it consists of helping with collaboration so that all actors who need to be involved get the right information and work together in the best way but can also mean psychiatry and people offering leisure activities Our message is always to take your concerns seriously and to seek help from others Sometimes there is uncertainty about what information one can and should share you as a professional should report your concerns to the social services and cooperate with the police it is essential to work on protective factors This means putting in place the necessary support to help students succeed in studies and relationships can make contact with students they are worried about It is also important to involve guardians so that everyone is working in the same direction CVE has produced written guidance that professionals in schools and social services can use Skolattack.se is a website developed together with the Swedish National Agency for Education SKR (Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions) and MSB about how school acts can be prevented Could Campus Risbergska realistically have identified Andersson as a risk when he studied briefly at the school in 2021 What could potentially have been done then We know too little about the suspected perpetrator to be able to answer what possible warning signs may have existed back in time how much of a problem does Sweden have with school attacks Germany and Finland have also suffered more attacks There are no official statistics on the number of completed or averted school attacks in Sweden there have been five school attacks in Sweden in the past ten years A number of international studies that have examined chats and various forums on the internet show that some individuals glorify and praise previous school attacks They encourage others to carry out school attacks CVE has handled about a hundred cases concerning concerns about school attacks and the police authority receives new tips every week In many of the cases where CVE has provided support to professionals you can never know what would have happened if you had not acted we consider it likely that the preventive work that is carried out in Sweden plays a very important role We almost always receive cases at an early preventive stage This shows that schools and municipalities to a large extent have knowledge and react in time The Center for Preventing Violent Extremism national support function can be reached at 08-527 44 290 between 8am and 4pm on weekdays mainly in municipalities and authorities at the local level who need support in the preventive work against violent extremism While the police declined to disclose nationalities at least two of the victims of the attack at the Campus Risbergska educational centre came from Syria This means that at least eight out of ten victims had an immigrant background According to the AlKompis news site fled to Sweden from Aleppo during the Syrian civil war in 2015 Although he had trained as a computer engineer in Syria in Sweden he was employed as a care worker helping the elderly and disabled He had been studying at the college to be a healthcare worker and had planned to marry his fiancée on July 25th with the venue booked and his girlfriend already having tried on wedding dresses a disabled man who Iskef helped as an assistant in 2023 told Expressen that the two had become close friends was a Christian and a regular churchgoer whose dream had been to visit St Peter's Basilica in Rome The second Syrian victim was Bassam al Sheleh, a 48-year-old chef from Syria, who was studying SFI at the school and who, a colleague told Expressen, had been "a spreader of happiness" who was constantly posting videos on TikTok Kamar, 38, who came to Sweden from Somalia ten years ago, had been studying Swedish at the college and, her aunt told the Expressen newspaper had planned to educate herself as a nurse or a preschool teacher Elsa Teklay, 32, from Eritrea, was training to be a nurse at the college and had plans to train as a doctor. At the same time as studying, she worked at an old people's home, the Aftonbladet newspaper reported Jafari, 31, from Afghanistan, had been training at the college to be a lokalvårdare or janitor, the Expressen newspaper reported Niloofar, 46, was also training to be a nursing assistant, the Expressen newspaper reported She lived in Örebro and leaves behind a husband Niloofar is a name of Persian origin used predominantly in Iran According to the public broadcaster SVT came to Sweden from Iraqi Kurdistan in the 1990s and had worked as a maths teacher for 20 years chair of the careworker division at the local branch of the Kommunal union said that at least two members of her union had lost their lives in the attack "Several of our members didn't come to work," she said saying that they had been people who worked in elderly care or as assistant nurses and who were studying at the college to improve their qualifications "We know that they're missing and the uncertainty is terrible." who represents the union's technical and education division said that her branch also had members missing "This is about people who were employed at the school as A photo the TT newswire took at the memorial site showed a card left to commemorate Fina Camilla While it doesn't prove anything about nationality Camilla is very common name among ethnic Swedes told the Expressen newspaper on Thursday morning that one of the dead had been Bosnian Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the newly established Parish of Sts a clergyman of the Vicariate of the Patriarchate of Antioch in Sweden the thyranoixia (”opening of the doors”) ceremony was celebrated marking the official dedication of the parish prior to the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy which was attended by a large congregation of Orthodox Christian faithful from Sweden and Norway the Metropolitan bestowed the office of Economos upon Fr in recognition of his dedicated service to the newly established parish Arvanitidis is a married father of three daughters who served as a deacon for over nine years before being ordained a presbyter The faithful responded enthusiastically to Metropolitan Cleopas’ gesture crying out “axios” (worthy!) to congratulate the new Economos of the Church the Metropolitan remarked that “during this joyous day of celebration honoring the memory and feast of the glorious great-martyr Demetrios the Myrrh-Gusher our local Church has yet another cause to celebrate – the dedication of our new parish here in the city of Örebro It is a particular blessing for our Metropolis to have the glorious great-martyr Saint Demetrios as a protector along with the patron saint of our Cathedral Today’s occasion was made possible primarily due to the fact that the city of Örebro offered its native son – Fr After nine years of service in the Lord’s vineyard as a deacon he was ordained as a presbyter this year on Palm Sunday he spent about two months preparing himself in the city of Chania thanks to the permission and paternal love of His Eminence Metropolitan Damaskinos of Kydonia and Apokoronos Nectarios Parish in Chania and their exceptional coworkers who shared their liturgical experience and knowledge with a true spirit of sacrifice to help train Fr George and help him complete his preparations to assume his duties in this parish as a celebrant of the Holy Sacraments – on a volunteer basis I believe that other Greek parishes ought to emulate Fr George’s examples and not hesitate to offer their children to the Church or encourage people who love the Church to become full-time clergymen or volunteer clergymen while maintaining their job they can contribute to the spiritual progress and edification of this Eparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate whose memory this parish shall henceforth be dedicated to are known not only in Thessaloniki and throughout Greece they transport our prayers and supplications to heaven and protect us from all attacks by visible and invisible enemies I would like to note that the opening of a new parish essentially constitutes the opening of yet another door to heaven because all of us who participate in the Divine Liturgy partake in Divine Grace and having received the Body and Blood of our Lord while at the same time bear witness to our faith I would also like to congratulate the Very Rev who served the liturgical and spiritual needs of this newly established parish until now who was kind enough to accompany me from Stockholm I also extend congratulations to the members of the parish council who most readily agreed to take on administrative responsibilities together with Fr George and contribute to the operation of our parish along with all the volunteers in the parish for the warm hospitality they offered us from the moment we arrived in your city yesterday I offer my heartfelt thanks to a beloved brother Demetrios to be distributed to the faithful as a blessing In recognition of his diakonia up until today offering him an epigonation to accompany his vestments that denotes his office and depicts St so that through the intercessions of the saint he may have the strength and drive to celebrate the holy sacraments of salvation.” the Metropolitan welcomed the honored guests in attendance Johan of the Lutheran Church and his wife Anna-Maria Armö who serves in the parish that has made its chapel available for the liturgical needs of the Greek Orthodox parish in Örebro another Lutheran clergyman Andreas and his wife Liv Stenlund as well as the representative of the Syrian Aramaic Community Jacob Kasselia and his son Paul Kasselia Metropolitan Cleopas spoke about the support offered by all the aforementioned along with their respective Archbishops in cultivating inter-Christian relations with the Orthodox Church in Scandinavia He also thanked the members of the Youth Byzantine Choir of the St who offered the hymns of the day under the direction of Ms The Metropolitan subsequently offered a memorial prayer for the repose of the ever-memorable Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios the ever-memorable Archbishop Iakovos of North and South America and other clergymen who bear the name Demetrios A luncheon was held in the adjacent hall organized by the parish priest and members of the parish council The celebrations for the day were capped off with the welcoming of two new members into the parish’s spiritual family – with one entering into the faith through the sacrament of Chrismation and the other being baptized and given the name Demetrios Metropolitan Cleopas called upon the grace of the Holy Spirit and intercessions of the patrons saints of the parish for the health and well-being of all the families and members of the parish and left for Oslo where the next day he celebrated the Divine Liturgy and doxology for the Greek national holiday of October 28th at the Metropolitan Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary located there the Patriarchate of Jerusalem 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(function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { listeners: [] cb) { window.mc4wp.listeners.push( { event : evt callback: cb } ); } } }})(); © 2023 OrthodoxTimes.com - All rights reserved Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website These cookies do not store any personal information Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website Syrians were among the 11 killed during the attack in Örebro on Tuesday Police in Sweden are investigating whether the country’s worst mass shooting was racially motivated after it emerged that people of several nationalities were among the 11 killed by a lone gunman at an adult education centre on Tuesday different genders and different ages” were among those killed at Campus Risbergska Asked by reporters whether there was any evidence of racist motivation for the attack Bergqvist said: “We are looking at all of those parts.” The Syrian embassy in Stockholm said its citizens were among the dead the embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in the kingdom of Sweden expresses its strong condemnation of the criminal incident that took place in the Swedish city of Örebro which resulted in … innocent victims,” the embassy wrote on its official Facebook page “It extends its sincere condolences to the families of the victims and we wish a speedy recovery to the injured.” who phoned his fiancee from the school and told her he had been shot they shot us.’ He said he loves me and that’s the last thing I heard,” Kareen Elia During the video call she could see somebody lying still beside him and blood on his hand The couple had planned to get married on 25 July She still does not know what happened to him and has not received an official death notice from police “I still want to believe that he might come home we stand by the window waiting for him to come home No one wants to believe that he is dead,” she told the broadcaster A police spokesperson said they were unable to confirm any of the names of those who had died because the identification process was continuing police had revealed little about the victims or the gunman other than that he was believed to have acted alone The suspected gunman, who was among the dead, was named in media reports as Rickard Andersson, 35, a former student of the school who lived locally He is understood to have attended some maths classes at the school a few years ago and had been unemployed for a decade police again declined to confirm his identity until they had DNA confirmation They previously said the suspect had no known connection to criminal gangs and that there was nothing to suggest he acted on ideological grounds Police said the suspect had a licence for four weapons all of which have been seized by police and three of which were next to him at the scene when officers secured him Bergqvist said: “What we can say is that there is information that he may in some way be connected to the school that he may have attended this school previously.” Police said although “the picture is starting to clear” in the investigation they were “not ready to give detailed answers They said they had searched the suspect’s home examined his phones and had been scouring film and sound clips submitted by witnesses They said officers were met by an “inferno” when they arrived at the school about five minutes after the alarm was raised at 12.33pm on Tuesday said: “They [police] tell of what can be described as an inferno with dead people they could see smoke rising and thought they were being shot at by an approaching gunman “They see a perpetrator armed with a rifle-like weapon.” the leader of the main opposition Social Democrats and a former Swedish prime minister said the school was known for having a diverse student body “We have to wait until the police investigation is finished to know anything about motive and also when they can say who this person was,” she said “But what is well known is that this is a school with students from many parts of the world.” witnesses told her when she visited Örebro on Wednesday the death toll could have been considerably higher The election in 2022 of Sweden’s moderates-led coalition government which depends on the support of the far-right Sweden Democrats has led to increased anti-immigrant policies in Sweden contributing to racist rhetoric and social polarisation Andersson said: “As a Social Democrat I have spent the last two years arguing that we need to keep together in our society We have nothing to win from more division or more polarisation in our society When we have done best in our country is when we have been able to stick together work together and take care of each other.” She called for immediate reconsideration of gun laws “What we already know is that there are too many guns that are available in our society She also called for EU action to curb social media platforms that she said served up far too much violence to young people and children “Not only in Sweden but all over the world there is too much material on social media platforms that are romanticising violence young people and others meet violence every day when they open their telephone.” Since the shooting there have been growing calls – including from the education minister for changes to Sweden’s culture of open schools which can make it easy for members of the public to walk into a school without being challenged Mission Statement: to assist the integration of foreign residents living in Spain and this is never more accurate than when you establish yourself as a foreign resident in a new country Being able to quickly familiarise yourself with the culture and customs can help ease the transition during a challenging time This is why Euro Weekly News makes it our mission to provide you with a free news resource in English that covers both regional and national Spanish news – anything that we feel you will benefit from knowing as you integrate into your new community and live your best life in Spain you can forget about translating articles from Spanish into awkward English that probably don’t make much sense Let us be your convenient and essential guide to all things that will likely affect you as a foreign resident living in Spain the Örebro school shooting has claimed at least 10 lives with another 6 people currently in stable conditions in hospital after treatment for gunshot wounds As the investigation into the massacre progresses more information is being slowly learned about the shooter 35-year-old Rickard Andersson who shot and killed at least ten people before turning the gun on himself Relatives of the gunman have said he was a reclusive He had been turned down for military service on multiple occasions as he did not have sufficient school grades to enrol and he had licenses for four hunting rifles the police have not yet released details of what they have found They have said he acted alone and that they do not think it was terrorism related Whilst the investigation continues the country and Örebro city are in mourning The King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden have visited and paid their respects at the school as have the Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and his wife Birgitta Ed who also laid flowers at the memorial outside the Örebro school King Carl spoke to the press and said “A grieving process is hard to do alone… I think all of Sweden feels it has experienced this traumatic event.” The City Hall of Örebro have stated that the municipality is in mourning “Wednesday and going forward we in Örebro municipality will flag at half-mast There will also be a book of condolences in the City Hall where you can write down your thoughts around what happened.” The shooting happened on Tuesday, February 4 at Risbergska School in Örebro The Risbergska campus is dedicated to training adults who have not yet completed early education Andersson changed in one of the school toilets into military style clothing before he began his killing spree Find Breaking News updates here.  Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox Euro Weekly News is the leading English language newspaper in Spain by delivering news with a social conscience we are proud to be the voice for the expat communities who now call Spain home With around half a million print readers a week and over 1.5 million web views per month EWN has the biggest readership of any English language newspaper in Spain The paper prints over 150 news stories a week with many hundreds more on the web – no one else even comes close Our publication has won numerous awards over the last 25 years including Best Free Newspaper of the Year (Premios AEEPP) Company of the Year (Costa del Sol Business Awards) and Collaboration with Foreigners honours (Mijas Town Hall) All of this comes at ZERO cost to our readers All our print and online content always has been and always will be FREE OF CHARGE Download our media pack in either English or Spanish They have still not been able to establish a clear motive 35-year-old Rickard Andersson entered the Campus Risbergska adult education centre in the city of Örebro and shot dead 10 people before turning his gun on himself Deputy commander Emelie Bodegrim told journalists they had a "fairly clear picture" of the day in question but they were investigating a three-hour gap to establish what Andersson did before he was seen at the education centre at 11.30am Police said they knew he had taken a bus to a street close to the school that morning Police published a photo showing Andersson the morning of the attack dressed in dark clothes and carrying a guitar case and a blue Ikea-bag They asked members of the public to get in touch if they had any information They also provided more details on the timeline of the shooting saying officers had arrived six minutes after receiving reports of the shooting The first police patrol entered the school at 12.40pm and within minutes the gunman had opened fire on them But officers could not immediately safely return fire "From the time the perpetrator opened fire on our patrol and another shot that ended the perpetrator's life," Niclas Hallgren Police said the victims had apparently been targeted at "random" and that they had recovered 70 empty shell casings from the scene Bodegrim said they were still looking into establishing a motive and were looking into the perpetrator's living situation They have already described him as an unemployed recluse Police say he had no prior criminal record and a hunting licence for four guns Police have not publicly named the victims but the foreign backgrounds of the majority of them soon came to light when their names and photos were published in Swedish newspapers and on social media sparking concern among the country's immigrants Please log in here to leave a comment. 07 Apr 2025 17:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Varbergs BoIS FC won 2–1 over Örebro on Mon The current head to head record for the teams are Varbergs BoIS FC 3 win(s) Haven't kept a clean sheet in 5 matches Have scored 5 goals in their last 5 matches Who won between Varbergs BoIS FC and Örebro on Mon 07 Apr 2025 17:00:00 GMT?Varbergs BoIS FC won 2–1 over Örebro on Mon 07 Apr 2025 17:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches Varbergs BoIS FC is playing home against Örebro on Mon Sweden (OSV News) — Pope Francis said he was “deeply saddened” by the tragic shooting in a Swedish school sending “assurance of his spiritual closeness to all affected by this traumatic incident,” in which 10 students of an adult education center lost their lives signed by the Vatican’s secretary of state said that the pontiff “offers prayers for the repose of the souls of those who have died,” as well as “consolation of their grieving families and friends and for the speedy recovery of the injured” in the Feb 4 attack in which the gunman took his own life after the rampage As the pope invoked upon the Swedish people “Almighty God’s gifts of unity and peace,” Swedish Cardinal Anders Arborelius of Stockholm lamented the rise of violence in Sweden after 11 people were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history Feb the cardinal said the country’s Catholics mourned “the victims of the violent act in Örebro,” a northern city located roughly 120 miles west of Stockholm “Violence and shootings only seem to increase and increase,” the cardinal said “We ask for God’s help so that goodness and harmony may prevail in our country.” A spokesperson for the Diocese of Stockholm told OSV News that the cardinal who is in Rome for the Jubilee pilgrimage sponsored by the Nordic bishops’ conference we (will) pray in all our churches for those who have been killed and for God’s mercy,” the cardinal said The cardinal’s statement included a message from St saying it would remain open for personal prayers and celebrate an evening Mass Feb 5 to “pray for our city and those affected by Tuesday’s events.” local media reported that a masked man entered the Campus Risbergska killing 10 people before turning the gun on himself Police have yet to identify the shooter but described him as a 35-year-old male “not known to police.” Investigators also warned of false information on social media regarding the shooter’s motives was a resident of Örebro with no prior criminal convictions and a valid weapons license King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden called the shooting a “terrible atrocity” he learned about with “sadness and dismay” and expressed his condolences to the victims as well as thanking police and first-responders “who worked intensively to save and protect human lives on this dark day.” At a press conference hours after the shooting Swedish Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer said the shooting “has shaken our society to its core.” “It is something that one would have read about with horror in other countries but would never think it would happen in Sweden,” he said Cardinal Arborelius’ concerns echoed those of many in the country due to a sharp increase in gang-related violence According to a 2024 study published by the Nordic Journal of Criminology Sweden is the only country in Europe that has seen a continuous increase in gun violence since 2005 Sweden appears to have the highest rate of firearm homicides against men and young adults among the examined European Union countries and lies above the European average for homicide in general,” the report said Junno Arocho Esteves writes for OSV News from Malmö a nightmare," Örebro police district chief Roberto Eid Forest told reporters about the shooting at the Campus Risbergska adult education centre told a press conference later in the evening that it was "the worst mass shooting in Swedish history" "The suspected assailant is not known to police," he added "He has no connection to any gang," Forest said Police confirmed early on Wednesday morning, just after midnight, that eleven people were killed in the attack, with the perpetrator believed to be among the dead. Police press spokesperson Fredrik Svedemyr told SVT that it's possible the number of fatalities may rise "We don't have a complete picture at the moment of the number of injuries and since we don't have any details on the status of those who are being treated in hospital there's unfortunately a risk that the number does not stop at eleven," he said School attacks are relatively rare in Sweden but the country has suffered shootings and bombings linked to gang violence that kill dozens of people each year Örebro police chief Roberto Eid Forest would not confirm or deny during a press conference at 10am on Wednesday that the perpetrator had a weapons license or discuss the type of weapon or weapons used in the attack that police heard shots when they arrived and that the perpetrator was dead by the time they reached him although there is a lot of evidence suggesting that this is the case," he said He confirmed in a later interview with SVT that police had not fired any shots police provided new details about the six people being treated in hospital Forest said that there was "no new information" on the number of dead or wounded He also said that police were still working to identify all of the fatalities He encouraged anyone who had been at the school on Tuesday to contact police on 114 14 Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson noted on Tuesday evening that a lot of "questions were still unanswered" "But there will come a time when we will know what happened how it could happen and what motives may have been behind it," Kristersson said Police press spokesperson Frederik Svedemyr told SVT on Wednesday morning that there are no signs of an "ideological motive" He added that incorrect information is being spread about the shooting and motives behind it on social media and urged the public to only trust official information from the police Swedish police said they believed the gunman acted alone but did not rule out they had accomplices Police received the first reports of a school shooting at 12.33pm The attacker is also believed to have carried some form of equipment to create smoke inside the school told newspaper Dagens Nyheter they heard gunfire in a hallway "Students came and said someone was shooting Then we heard more shooting in the hallway "There were a lot of gunshots at first and then it was quiet for a half-hour and then it started again Some witnesses told Swedish media they heard what they believed to be automatic gunfire Swedish television channel TV4 meanwhile reported that police had raided the suspect's home in Örebro late on Tuesday afternoon It said the suspect was around 35 years old and had a license to carry a weapon and no criminal record but did not provide any details about his identity Police have not confirmed that information Churches in Örebro and the local mosque were open on Wednesday to provide support to the community Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf said he had received the news of the shooting with "sadness and dismay." "Tonight we send our condolences to the families and friends of the deceased Our thoughts at this time are also with the injured and their families as well as others affected," the king said in a statement published by the palace Students in several nearby schools as well as the one in question had been locked in for several hours "for safety reasons" before gradually being released A mother whose son was kept indoors at his nearby school for several hours during the police operation told AFP she was "shocked" and "angry" so I'm waiting for them to evacuate," Cia Sandell several other violent incidents have struck Swedish schools in recent years an 18-year-old student stabbed two teachers to death at a secondary school in the southern city of Malmo three people were killed in a racially motivated attack at a school in the western town of Trollhattan by a sword-wielding assailant who was later killed by police Do you know more about the shooting in Örebro? Email The Local's editorial team at news@thelocal.se At least 10 people, including the gunman, were killed Tuesday at an adult education center in what Sweden’s prime minister called the country’s worst mass shooting. But a final death toll, a conclusive number of wounded and a motive hadn’t yet been determined hours later. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson gave a news conference in the aftermath of the tragedy, which happened on the outskirts of Orebro. The city is about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Stockholm. “Today, we have witnessed brutal, deadly violence against completely innocent people,” Kristersson told reporters in Stockholm. “This is the worst mass shooting in Swedish history. Many questions remain unanswered, and I cannot provide those answers either. “But the time will come when we will know what happened, how it could occur, and what motives may have been behind it. Let us not speculate,” he said. Gun violence at schools is very rare in Sweden. But there have been several incidents in recent years in which people were wounded or killed with other weapons such as knives or axes. Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer called the shooting “an event that shakes our entire society to its core.” While Swedes read about such violence in other places, Strömmer said that the country previously felt it wouldn’t happen there. Other tragedies in Swedish schools weren’t to the extent of Tuesday’s attack, he said, calling it “indescribably sad” for the community. The shooting also sent shock waves through Europe, with officials in Brussels expressing their outrage at the carnage. “What happened today in Örebro is truly horrifying,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote on social media. “Such violence and terror have no place in our societies — least of all in schools. In this dark hour, we stand with the people of Sweden.” The damage at the crime scene was so extensive that investigators were unable to be more definitive about the number of fatalities, said Roberto Eid Forest, head of the local police. Police said that the death toll could rise. Eid Forest told reporters that the suspected gunman was among those killed. Police believe the perpetrator acted alone, and he wasn’t previously known to police, officials said. Authorities said that there were no suspected connections to terrorism at this point, but police didn’t provide a motive. “Of course, we all want to understand why this happened, what occurred, and what motives the perpetrator may have had,” Kristersson said. “We will have to wait for those answers — in due time, the picture will become clearer.” Police raided the suspect’s home after Tuesday’s shooting, but it wasn’t immediately clear what they found. Eid Forest said there were no warning signs before the attack. Authorities were working to identify the deceased. Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf praised police and the rescue and medical personnel who responded to the shooting, and issued words of comfort to the families of the victims. “It is with sadness and dismay that my family and I have received the information about the terrible atrocity in Örebro,” the monarch said in a statement. “We send our condolences tonight to the families and friends of the deceased. Our thoughts at this time also go to the injured and their relatives, as well as to others affected.” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen expressed support to neighboring Sweden, calling Tuesday’s shooting “a terrible situation.” “I am so sad and all my thoughts are with the victims and their families and with the entire Swedish community and society,” she said after a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London. “It’s a terrible situation. And of course, our neighboring countries have all of our support.” The shooting erupted after many students had gone home following a national exam. Police vehicles and ambulances, lights flashing, blanketed the parking lots and streets around the school as a helicopter buzzed overhead. Teacher Lena Warenmark told SVT News that there were unusually few students on the campus Tuesday afternoon after the exam. She also told the broadcaster that she heard probably 10 gunshots. Students sheltered in nearby buildings. Other parts of the school were evacuated following the shooting, which began at around 12:30 p.m. local time (1130 GMT). Andreas Sundling, 28, was among those forced to barricade themselves inside the school. “We heard three bangs and loud screams,” he told Expressen newspaper while sheltering in a classroom. Geir Moulson in Berlin and Kwiyeon Ha in London contributed. Stay secure and make sure you have the best reading experience possible by upgrading your browser! Musk shared a post falsely accusing the media and politicians of not commenting on the Sweden school shooting Elon Musk has been condemned for sharing lies about the global response to the Sweden school massacre Rickard Andersson, a 35-year-old recluse, has been named in Swedish media as the suspected gunman who killed 10 people at Risbergska School in Örebro But as well-wishers paid their respects to the victims of the massacre online, X owner and member of the Trump administration Musk promoted a false claim that “no European politician” had mentioned the massacre Posted by right wing account Inevitable West the tweet also falsely claimed the “legacy media despite widespread coverage of the tragedy in newspapers and on television around the world The tweet has been viewed more than 1.2 million times and multiple replies boosted the misinformation by falsely agreeing that the attack had been “ignored” and spreading various baseless conspiracies about why the feature allowing the public to fact-check tweets introduced by Musk after he bought the website in 2022 “Many legacy media outlets from around the world have covered the Sweden shooting including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen whose response is highlighted in the Le Monde article,” the community notes read Scores of replies to the tweet also pointed out how extensive the response was from the media and politicians and a brief Google search about the shooting demonstrates widespread coverage from outlets from across the continent Stockholm University professor Christian Chistensen was among those calling Musk out for his post “Musk amplifying lie that mainstream media aren’t covering mass killing in #Sweden — falsely implying it’s because killer was an immigrant and woke media won’t say that — is a classic b******t strategy from the far-right. Basically: “They won’t tell you the truth…but we will.” Swedish journalist Gunilla von Hall added: “Elon Musk retweeting post that ”legacy media” in Europe has been silent about the shooting in Sweden. Pure lie. Has been massively reported in all major European news outlets.” And senior journalist at BBC Verify Shayan Sardarizadeh shared screenshot evidence of the widespread reporting on Sweden's worst ever shooting. Among the political leaders who have condemned the violence and offered their condolences are Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, German chancellor Olaf Scholz, French president Emmanuel Macron, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. In Örebro, police continue to hunt for the motive behind the attack, with Andersson described by relatives as a “loner” who “doesn't seem to like people”. The shooter was connected to the Risbergska school and may have attended it, authorities said in a Thursday press conference. He opened fire with at least one rifle-like weapon, they added, and he had four gun licences. Three weapons and lots of ammunition were found on the dead gunman when he was found by police on the scene at Risbergska School. The school offers primary and secondary educational classes for adults aged 20 and older. It offers Swedish-language classes for immigrants, vocational training, and programs for those with intellectual disabilities. None of the victims have been named but the Syrian embassy in Sweden confirmed Syrian citizens were among them. govt and politics"},{"score":0.663546,"label":"/society/crime/personal offense"},{"score":0.608891,"label":"/news/national news"},{"score":0.605176,"label":"/law In this week's episode we continue our coverage of the mass shooting in Örebro that left eleven people dead What do we know about the victims and a possible motive And how do foreigners feel about life in Sweden after the attack We also look at why a decision to ban AR-15 rifles caused ruction in the far-right Sweden Democrats prompting on if its most prominent figures to step down as head of the parliament's high-profile justice committee For Membership+ subscribers we discuss a petition calling on the migration minister to follow the recommendations of an official inquiry and allow a transition period for citizenship applicants who apply before tougher new rules come into force we cover one of the main talking points in Sweden this week after the King caused confusion across the country when he welcomed the birth of a new princess but got her name wrong The royal court regretted the error but not before the media had sent out push notifications en trumpeting the incorrect name Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Emma Löfgren and James Savage Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode: Or follow Sweden in Focus wherever you listen to podcasts ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+ Read more about Membership+ in our help centre Already have Membership+ but not receiving all the episodes Go to the podcast tab on your account page to activate your subscription 35-year-old Rickard Andersson entered the Campus Risbergska adult education centre in the city of Örebro and killed 10 people before turning his gun on himself The five "were in critical condition upon arrival," health authority Region Örebro Län said in a statement None of them remain in intensive care," the authority said The sixth patient was treated for minor injures and was discharged on February 7th Police have remained tight-lipped about the killer's possible motive police said there was no indication of an "ideological motive" before apologising for the "unfortunate phrasing" They said a racist motive was one of several being investigated Swedish police confirmed on February 7th that seven women and three men had died in the mass shooting but the media have been slowly filling in the details Police have said their investigation could take up to a year and the killer's motive may never be established Andersson had been enrolled at Campus Risbergska in the past but not attended classes since 2021 Police have described him as an unemployed recluse with no prior criminal record He had lived alone in an apartment since 2016 "with very few contacts with other people" a minute of silence will be held across the country in honour of the victims of the violent attack in Örebro the flag will be flown at half-mast from 9:00 am until the minute of silence has ended were killed on Tuesday at an adult education center in what Sweden's prime minister called the country's worst mass shooting This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Material from the Associated Press is Copyright © 2025 audio and/or video material shall not be published rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use The AP will not be held liable for any delays errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing was first named by the Expressen tabloid shortly before 3pm Sydsvenskan and the local news site Nerikes Allehanda followed suit Swedish public broadcaster SVT waited until shortly after 5pm who changed his name in 2017 from Jonas Simon had struggled with psychiatric problems through much of his upbringing been unemployed and had lived a largely socially isolated life in recent years Swedish police said earlier on Wednesday there was "a lot" to indicate that the shooter had turned the gun on himself "There is a lot to indicate that," Örebro police chief Roberto Eid Forest told a press conference when asked by a reporter if the gunman had shot himself with Forest adding that the suspect was deceased when police reached him The Expressen newspaper reported that Andersson had been nicknamed Luvan at school because he often had a hood pulled over his head and would also often obscure his face with his hands he had been granted a licence for four rifles He carried three rifles to Campus Risbergska where he carried out his attack: one hunting rifle The newspaper reported that Andersson had repeatedly applied to do his national service and been rejected every time because of his lack of the necessary school grades to qualify for upper secondary education He finished the ninth class at the Navets elementary school, aged 16, without receiving a passing grade in a single subject, Expressen reported He did manage to get into Wadköpings education centre he was registered as a student at Campus Risbergska He started studying maths at upper secondary level but appears to have dropped out before completing the course Public broadcasters SR and the Dagens Nyheter and Svenska Dagbladet newspapers have yet to name the shooter