Gunman may have attended school where he killed 11 in mass shooting, say Swedish police

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Police have provided information on the gunman who opened fire and killed 11 people at an adult education centre on Tuesday in the Swedish city of Örebro.

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00:00Swedish police say they were still investigating the motive behind the

00:04country's deadliest mass shooting that claimed 11 lives on Tuesday. According to

00:09local media the shooting at an education center in Örebro was carried out by a

00:1435 year old Swedish man who had been unemployed for a decade. Footage showed

00:19students hiding in a classroom as the mass shooting unfolded. Police said the

00:24suspects who died at the scene was not known to them prior to the event.

00:54Meanwhile, Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and his wife attended a church

01:04service on Wednesday in Örebro in commemoration of the victims. People lit

01:08candles at the site of the incident which left at least 11 people dead

01:13including the gunman and at least five other persons seriously wounded. The

01:18school where the attack took place teaches adults dropout seeking higher

01:23grades to access higher education or to complete their formal studies.

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