A large police operation is taking place at the Campus Risbergska School in Orebro, a city of 200 km (124 miles) west of Stockholm, according to Anadolu, according to Anadolu.
The fire was launched at about 12.33 pm local time (1133 g), as the center, which is believed to be an educational center attended by those who did not finish primary or high school.
According to the police, the shooting is currently seen as “an attempt to kill and burn deliberate and mixed weapons.” According to the BBC, the police said that the perpetrator was among the dead and acted alone while his motive was not clear. The police also said that the perpetrator was not known to them and was not linked to terrorist groups.
Meanwhile, students were kept in the nearby schools “for security reasons,” the police said.
Rescue services and ambulances are also present at the scene of the accident and the extent of injuries is unclear.
Police said at a press conference that five people were taken to hospital, while four surgery, two of them were seriously injured.
A police spokesman did not rule out more perpetrators while searching for school buildings.
Roberto Eid Forst, head of the local police area in Orbro, confirmed that one of the injured is the suspect.
The Swedish TT agency reported that many schools have been cordoned off with the shooting.
MNA
