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I saw people dragging injured out, first one, then another. I realized it was very serious,
teacher Maria Pegado told Reuters, explaining how she evacuated her 15 students to safety
Today, people have woken up to unimaginable sadness and pain. For those who have lost a loved one, life will never be the same again."
He saidSuch 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.”
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote in an X post
Since we also do not have any information about the injury situation for those being treated in hospital, there is unfortunately a risk that the number will not stop at 11,
said SvedemyrWe do not have a complete picture at this time regarding the number of injured,
police spokesperson Fredrik Svedemyr was quoted by Anadolu news agency as sayingI took all my 15 students out into the hallway and we started running. 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.”
Maria Pegado, 54, a teacher at the school, told ReutersI became numb, speechless. I didn’t really know where to go.”
Liv Demir, 36, whose son attends a school nearby, and also takes gym classes at Campus Risbergska, told AFP
I was standing there, watching what was happening, and I was just around here when I saw some bodies lying on the ground. I don’t know if they were dead or injured.”
16-year-old Linn, a pupil who attends school near the site of the shooting told AFPThere will come a time when we will know what happened, how it could happen and what motives may have been behind it,
Kristersson said, urging people not to "speculate".
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This is the worst mass shooting in Swedish history,
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told a press conferenceWe have a big crime scene, we have to complete the searches we are conducting in the school. There are a number of investigative steps we are taking: a profile of the perpetrator, witness interviews,
Mr Forest said
He was shooting in the hallway, I don't know if it was just one shooter. It felt like there were more people, there were shots all the time. Lots of shots. First it was shot indoors, then outdoors,
the woman told ExpressenWe know that 10 or so people have been killed here today. The reason that we can't be more exact currently is that the extent of the incident is so large,
local police chief Roberto Eid Forest told a news conferenceWe are doing everything we can to prepare and we have loaded up with crisis support and resources when students and staff return,
he saidAround 10 people have been killed today,
the local police said at a press conferenceIt 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
Of course, we all want to understand why this happened, what occurred, and what motives the perpetrator may have had,
Kristersson saidToday, we have witnessed brutal, deadly violence against completely innocent people,
Kristersson told reporters in StockholmWhat happened today in Örebro is truly horrifying,
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote on social mediaIt is hard to take in the full extent of what has happened today, the darkness that now lowers itself across Sweden tonight,
he said