Paul Kirby
Europe digital editor

We don't yet know who was behind today's attack at the Campus Risbergska community college around 12:30 local time in Orebro (11:30 GMT), but local reports say other schools in the city 200km (125 miles) west of Stockholm are now taking action to ensure their pupils are also safe.

School shootings in Sweden are very rare but there was one south of Stockholm last September, when a 15-year-old is suspected to have wounded a classmate.

Although today's attack appears on the surface very different, the September shooting was linked to Sweden's very real problem of gang violence.

It's too early to link this latest attack to organised crime, but the Swedish government has described it as a significant threat to the country, partly because of the involvement of children being recruited into gangs all over Sweden.

We will find out more from police shortly.

We're hearing from Sweden's Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer, who says the country's government is following the latest developments and is in close contact with police following the shooting.

"The information about the violent attack in Orebro is extremely serious," he's quoted by Reuters as telling reporters.

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Police in Orebro have issued a number of updates since the shooting began - here are the key lines:

• 13:20 (12:20 GMT): The public is urged to stay away from the Vasthaga area... the operation concerns threats of deadly violence
• 13:29 (12:29 GMT): An information point will be set up where relatives and others who have questions can gather. People are again urged not to go to school or hospital
• 13:47 (12:47 GMT):There has been a shooting at the school. Four people have been shot. The extent of the injuries is unclear. The operation is still ongoing
• 13:53 (12:53 GMT): Students are being accommodated in schools adjacent to the affected area as well as in the school in question
• 13:54 (12:54 GMT):Five people are confirmed to have been shot
• 14:12 (13:12 GMT): The danger is not over. The public MUST continue to stay away from Vasthaga
• 14:31: (13:31 GMT):No police officers have been shot in connection with the operation

Since news of this shooting came to light a short time ago, there have been conflicting news reports - some referring to the scene of the attack as a school and others an adult education centre.

A police spokesperson has now told Reuters news agency that the campus houses multiple schools within it, including one for children, but that the shooting took place at the Risbergska school for adults.

As always in these breaking news situations, details are rapidly coming across our desks. We're working to verify what we can and bring you what we know when we know it.

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If you're just joining us, there's been a shooting at an adult education centre in the city of Orebro, Sweden. Here's everything we know - and don't - so far:

What we know:

• Five people have been shot
• The attack took place at an adult education centre, which sits on a campus that is home to other schools
• It happened before 13:00 local time (12:00 GMT)
• Police say they're treating the incident as an "attempted murder, arson and aggravated weapons offence"
• They're due to give an update in about half an hour

What we don't know:

• The extent of people's injuries
• The condition and whereabouts of the shooter
• If the situation is under control - in their latest update police stressed that "the danger is not over"

We'll continue to bring you the latest updates as we receive them.

A further statement from Swedish police confirms that "no police officers have been shot in connection with the operation".

• As a reminder: There's been a shooting in Orebro, Sweden, at what's being described by local media as a school for adults. We know that five people have been injured, but we don't know how seriously. We're expecting to hear from police within the hour.

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In one of their latest updates, police in Sweden say they're going to hold a news conference to give an update on the situation in Orebro.

It's scheduled to begin at around 15:30 local time (14:30 GMT).

When that starts, we'll bring you live text updates. We're working to bring you video coverage too - stay tuned.

Images are coming through from the scene of the shooting in Orebro, Sweden, where there's a police presence.

We can see that officers have been deployed to the area and are cordoning it off.

When we see any more visuals, we'll bring them to you right here.

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We're continuing to bring you the latest on this developing situation in Orebro, Sweden, where a shooting has taken place on a school campus.

Members of the public are being urged to stay away from the area, or stay inside their homes, by police.

In an update just after 14:00 local time (13:00 GMT), the police stressed that "the danger is not over".

"The public must stay away," officers say.

Students in nearby schools, and the school in question, were locked in "for safety reasons," police say.

In a short police statement, officers said:

"There has been a shooting at the school. Four people have been shot.

"The extent of the injuries is unclear. The operation is ongoing."

They then issued an update, minutes later, saying that a fifth person had been shot. They added:

"This is currently seen as attempted murder, arson and aggravated weapons offence."

Five people have been shot at a school in central Sweden but police say the extent of their injuries is not yet known.

The shooting appears to have happened at a Komvux, or adult education centre, in Orebro, 200km (124m) west of Stockholm before 13:00 local time (12:00 GMT).

Officials are urging residents to stay away from the area.

Details are still emerging, stay with us as we bring you the latest.