Swedish police warn of online misinformation after mass school shooting

Swedish police reported on Wednesday that “there is no evidence of” ideological motives ” mass cracking At the Adult Education Center on Tuesday, warning of disinformation on social media about the most dead weapons attacks in the Nordic country.

At least 11 people died, and many others were wounded in a shooting at the Risberg School in Orebro, a city of over 100,000 people, where a large number of police continued to cordon from the center and several schools located on his campus complex.

A vigil with candles and flowers was placed nearby.

“We want to be clear that, on the basis of investigative and intelligence information, there is currently no information indicating the culprit that affects ideological motives,” the website said in a brief statement.

Police said the motive for the crime was not immediately known and believed that the suspect was the perpetrator, who was among the dead and was not known to the police earlier, I acted.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristsson said on Tuesday that the attack was the worst mass shooting in Swedish history, calling it “painful day”, while King Carl XVI Gustav expressed condolences.

Flags on official buildings in Orebro, some 200 km west of Stockholm, as well as in the Swedish parliament and the royal palace in the capital, flew halfway through the mast as a sign of respect and sorrow.

“Our task is to take care of those who attend the affected school, those who work there as well as the residents of Orebro, who are worried and sad,” said Municipal Director Orebro Peter Larsson.

Many students in the Swedish school system are immigrants who want to improve their primary education and gain diplomas to help them find a job in Nordic country while learning Sweden.

Police said in a statement that she had not seen any general threat to schools or preschool schools in the country, or against adult education schools, including Swedish grades for immigrants.

“We also do not see the danger to the public at the moment, even if we understand that the incident raises concerns and many questions,” it is said.

Sweden is struggling with a wave of shooting and bombing caused by an endemic problem of crime in a gang, in which the country of 10 million people recorded a far highest rate per capita gun violence In the EU in recent years.

However, fatal attacks on schools are rare.

Ten people were killed in seven incidents of deadly violence in schools between 2010 and 2022, according to the Swedish National Caucus Prevention Council.