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"It is a very painful day for all of Sweden."

Those are the words of Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, following what he described as the worst mass shooting in the country's history, with around 10 people killed.

The shooting took place at an adult education centre - located on a campus with other schools - in the central city of Orebro at around 12:30 (11:30 GMT).

Little was known when the first reports came through - including whether there had been fatalities - and at first police said the area was not safe as images of armed officers scouring the scene emerged.

Police now say the danger has passed, and that the suspect, a man, is among the dead. It is thought he acted alone, though his motive remains unknown. Police do say they do not believe it was terror related.

The death toll currently stands at "around 10", with police unable to confirm the precise number. All those killed were found inside the school building, but the victims are still being identified.

Much is still unknown. Police remain on the scene and the investigation continues.

We're pausing out live coverage for now, but our main news story will be kept up to date throughout the night: Police say around 10 people killed in Sweden school campus shooting

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Johannes Sjöberg, whose daughter was in the first group of children to be brought to safety, says he was in constant phone contact with her for over two hours as the attack unfolded.

"We had text message contact all the time for over two and a half hours, and she came to school five minutes before the whole thing and has been very scared, but felt calm and safe and prayed to God all the time. We have faith in God. She prayed to God and has been calm and felt that it would be fine," he told Swedish TV.

"She saw blood and the teachers were good at helping them, bringing them in and locking the door."

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Jonas Claesson, the head of health services in the Orebro region, has spoken to the BBC World Service’s Newshour programme about the casualties following the shooting.

He tells the programme that of the six patients admitted to hospital, five came within an hour, and the sixth within three hours.

He adds that ongoing mental health and emotional support is the health service's "major challenge" going forward.

"There are so many people that have been touched by this traumatic incident," he says. "We have never seen violence like this before."

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A student at the school, who gave only her first name, Marwa, describes trying to save the life of a person who'd been shot.

"A guy next to me was shot in the shoulder. He was bleeding a lot. When I looked behind me I saw three people on the floor bleeding. Everyone was shocked, they said "Go out! Get out!"

"Me and my friend tried to save the life of this person. People were very shocked. The police were not on site and neither was the ambulance. So we had to help."

"I took my friend's shawl and tied it tightly around his shoulder so that he wouldn't bleed so much."

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It's just gone 20:30 in Sweden (19:30 GMT), around eight hours since the country was rocked by a school campus shooting that police say has killed around 10 people.

Here's a recap of what we've been told about the incident:

• The shooting took place at an adult education centre - located on a campus with other schools - in the central city of Orebro
• PM Ulf Kristersson described it as the "worst mass shooting in Swedish history"

• Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer said the motive remains unclear but that police do not think there will be any more attacks related to the shooting

• Swedish police said all those killed were found inside the school building and that they are working to identify the victims

• Police believe the perpetrator is among the dead - the suspect is a man and thought to have acted alone, although the investigation is in the early stages

Just before that news conference began, Swedish police issued an update to report that "several investigative measures connected to the case" had been carried out at "various addresses" in Orebro.

"At present the police believe that the perpetrator acted alone, but we cannot rule out more perpetrators connected to the incident," the update says.

"Our view is that the perpetrator is one of the dead people."

Work at the crime scene continues, it adds.

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Let's bring you the latest key lines from the latest news conference in central Stockholm:

• Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson described the attack in Orebro as the "worst mass shooting in Swedish history"
• He offered his condolences and said "something that must never be allowed to happen, has happened" in Sweden
• Kristersson urged people to give police the freedom and space to do the work and investigations they need to do
• Standing next to the PM was Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer, who said Sweden has "never seen a school shooting of this magnitude"
• The suspect is now considered to be one of those who died, as Strommer confirmed he was not known to police prior to the shooting
• The motive remains unclear and police do not think there will be any more attacks
• Strommer added there are no further risks to go to school tomorrow,

• More information will be shared by the Swedish police and government tomorrow

The prime minister is asked what he would say to children who might be frightened about returning to school tomorrow.

Kristersson says the police's message is very clear, that they don't foresee any further risks at present and schools will be safe to return to tomorrow.

He says that he would tell children to trust the adults and teachers, but adds that of course it is frightening and gives rise to many questions.

Minister of Justice Gunnar Strommer speaks next, and says that while there have been school shootings in Sweden before, they have not been of this magnitude.

"This has been the worst mass school shooting in our country," he says, describing it as a tragedy.

He says the police attended to the scene as soon as the alarm was sounded, and that we know of ten people who were killed and many others injured.

"The primary suspect is now considered to be one of the people who have died. He was not known to the police previously, we still don't know why this happened.

"We don't know the motives. The police is working very hard to find this out."

Strommer adds that police don't believe there will be other attacks and more information will be shared tomorrow.

Kristersson urges everyone to give the police the space and freedom to do their work.

He thanks the teachers and staff at the school, as well as emergency responders who were on the scene.

"Your work is a matter of life and death," he says.

That news conference with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is now under way.

He describes today's attack as "the worst mass shooting in Sweden's history".

He says the shooting was an "act of brutal and lethal violence" adding that people should not speculate about how it happened and why.

Investigators "are still looking for answers, I don't have those answers for you now," he says.

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While we wait for Sweden's prime minister and minister of justice to address the media, we can bring you comments from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, who has released a statement expressing his "sadness and dismay" over the "terrible atrocity" in Orebro.

"We send our condolences tonight to the families and friends of the deceased," the king says.

"Our thoughts at this time also go to the injured and their relatives, as well as to others affected.

"My family and I would like to express our great appreciation for the police, rescue and medical personnel who worked intensively to save and protect human lives on this dark day."

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will shortly hold a news conference alongside the Minister of Justice Gunnar Strommer.

It is expected to start at 19:30 local time (18:30 GMT) and we will bring you the latest once it gets under way.

A video on social media appears to show the moment shots rang out during the shooting at the Risbergska school.

Filmed from a balcony, the person behind the camera refers to a man - it is unclear who that man is, and exclaims "oh my god" as shots ring out.

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I am continuing to monitor Swedish media and have come across comments from a teacher at the Campus Risbergska School who says she has been confined to her study for an hour.

“Before that, we heard gunshots very close to our study," Lena Warenmark told broadcaster SVT.

"There were a few shots first in short succession, a short pause and then a few more,” she says.

Warenmark describes the school as a municipal adult school and that there were unusually few students at the school as many have gone home for the day after sitting a national exam.

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A second update from police in Sweden has provided us with more detail about the shooting in Orebro, Sweden, and its aftermath. Here are the key takeaways:

• "Around 10" people have been killed following the shooting at an adult education centre, which sits on a campus with other schools
• Police are working to identify those killed
• Chief of local police Roberto Eid Forest said authorities "could not be more specific" about the number of fatalities, although police believe the perpetrator is among those dead
• All of those killed were found inside the school building, which Forest described as a "big school with a lot of space to look through"
• The suspect is a man and is believed to have acted alone - but the police investigation is in the early stages
• There were no warning signs, police said, and the attacker was not known to them - there's also currently no terror motive behind the attack, they add

Roberto Eid Forest describes it as a "horrible" incident, something "exceptional" and a "nightmare".

But, he says, police are there to do their job - to handle this investigation and ensure security.

"We're working with secret services but as far as I know, it's a person unknown to police," he says when asked if the perpetrator lived in Orebro - the Swedish city where the shooting happened.

Forest adds that he "can't say anything about the kind of weapon" that was used "other than it was a firearm".

That's the police update over - we'll bring you a recap of the key takeaways shortly.

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The suspected perpetrator is believed to be one of those dead, police say.

Asked by a reporter if the man shot himself, Orebro's chief of local police says he doesn't have information about that.

He also says those killed were found inside the school building, describing it as a "big school with a lot of space to look through".

• As a reminder: Police have just told us that "around 10" people have died following the shooting at the Risbergska school for adults - but said they couldn't be more precise with details.

Giving more detail about the perpetrator, police say he was not known to them before the shooting, has no connection to a gang and officers do not believe there was a terror motive to the attack.

We think he is a lone perpetrator, Roberto Eid Forest, Orebro's chief of local police, say - adding the investigation is in the very early stages.

This is an "extremely tragic" incident, Forest says.

We're continuing to bring you the latest from a police update in Sweden, hours after a shooting at an adult school.

Police say they believe they have the perpetrator, and that they do not expect any more attacks.