Stockholm: Sweden’s government said Wednesday it would boost security at schools after the country’s worst mass shooting left 10 dead, giving teachers the right to search students’ bags among other measures. Schools will be required to have emergency plans for violent situations, access to schools will require keys, door codes or badges, and authorisations for … Read more
Stockholm: The identity of the suspected gunman in Sweden’s worst ever mass shooting has been confirmed, Swedish prosecutors said on Monday without naming the suspect. On Tuesday of last week, a 35-year-old man — identified as Rickard Andersson by Swedish media — entered an education centre for young adults and opened fire, killing 10 people … Read more
Orebro, Sweden: The attacker responsible for the worst mass shooting in Swedish history was an unemployed man aged around 35, who had a hunting license and is believed to have acted alone, Swedish media reported. At least 11 people were killed in Tuesday’s shooting at an adult education centre in Orebro, 200 km (125 miles) … Read more
Sweden Mass Shooting: Swedish PM urged people not to “speculate” about the motive of the shooting. Stockholm: Sweden’s prime minister said Tuesday a shooting at an education centre in the central city of Orebro, which left around 10 people dead including the suspected gunman, was the “worst mass shooting” in the country’s history. “This is … Read more
Police said in a statement they had been alerted to a shooting in the city of Sodertalje. Stockholm: A man who repeatedly burnt the Koran in 2023 in Sweden, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead, media reported Thursday as police confirmed a man died in a shooting the day before. A Stockholm … Read more
Stockholm: The Swedish government said Wednesday that it was examining the possibility of sending some inmates to serve their sentences in prisons abroad, anticipating heavy pressure on its own prisons in the coming years. Sweden has struggled in recent years to rein in shootings and bombings linked to score-settling between rival criminal gangs. Perpetrators are … Read more