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Tragic shooting at school in Sweden leaves approximately 10 dead, including attacker

Tragic shooting at school in Sweden leaves approximately 10 dead, including attacker Illustrative photo: shooting at a school in Sweden on February 4 (Getty Images)

A large-scale shooting took place at a school in the city of Örebro in southern Sweden. Fatalities have been reported, according to SVT.

It is known that around 01:30 PM local time, the local police received a report of a shooting at the Campus Risbergska school.

According to Roberto Eid Forest, head of the Örebro police district, "approximately ten people" were killed as a result of the shooting.

He clarified that the police are identifying the victims and will not be releasing further details about them at this time. Information on the number of injured people will also not be disclosed.

It is known that among the victims is the suspect in the crime. He had not previously been known to the police. Authorities do not rule out the possibility that several people may have been involved in the shooting, but the attacker acted alone.

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