People stand next to candles and flowers placed near the Risbergska school, following the Tuesday attack. (Reuters: Kuba Stezycki)
In short:
Sweden's government is seeking to tighten gun laws in the wake of the nation's deadliest mass shooting in history.
Ten people were killed after a gunman opened fire at an education centre in Örebro on Tuesday.
What's next?
The investigation remains ongoing, as police seek to determine the motive of the now-deceased shooter.
All 10 victims from a school shooting in the Swedish city of Örebro have been identified by local police, as the country's government seeks to tighten its gun laws.
Seven women and three men between 28 and 68 years of age were shot dead at the Campus Risbergska adult education centre in Örebro on Tuesday in what marked Sweden's deadliest mass shooting to date.
The man believed to be the perpetrator turned a weapon on himself after opening fire at the 10 people. Local media has identified him as Rickard Andersson, a 35-year-old Swedish recluse.
Details emerge about Sweden's mass school shooter
Photo shows Mass shooting vigil in Orebro
He had reportedly been living unemployed and was suffering from psychological problems.
Police confirmed on Friday, local time, that they had completed the identification of all the victims, but did not release their names.
Among the victims were several Christians who fled persecution in Syria.
Police say they have found no evidence of an ideological motive at this stage.
The Syrian embassy in Stockholm expressed condolences to the families of two Syrian victims, without providing further details
A national of Bosnia and Herzegovina was killed and another was injured, the Bosnian Foreign Ministry said, citing information shared by Örebro residents.
Gun reform
People take part in a vigil near the scene of the shooting at an adult education center on the outskirts of Orebro. (AP: Sergei Grits)
The shooter appeared to have used several of his own licensed rifles in Tuesday's attack.
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's government has agreed with its far-right backers in parliament to tighten up the vetting process for people applying for gun licences and to clamp down on some semi-automatic weapons.
It said on Friday that the AR-15, an assault rifle based on a military design that has been used in many mass shootings in the United States, was the specific type of gun it wanted banned.
"In light of the horrible shooting in Orebro earlier this week we believe that the right balance is to roll back the regulation and prohibit that kind of weapon," Sweden's Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer told Reuters.
He said it was not clear yet what kind of guns had been used in the attack in Orebro and banning AR-15 weapons would be a "preventative measure".
"We know that kind of weapon, with some changes, can become very dangerous and also that it has been used in that kind of shooting in other countries," he said.
AR-15 rifles have been permitted for hunting since 2023 and Mr Strömmer said about 3,500 have been licensed since then.
Police have not specified what kind of weapons were used in the attack, saying only that three rifles licensed to the suspected killer were found near his dead body. Local media have reported he had a hunting licence.
Security at schools
A Swedish flag flies at half-mast at Sweden's Government Offices in Stockholm in mourning for the victims of the shooting. (AP: Jonas Ekströmer/TT)
Gun violence at schools is rare in the Scandinavian nation of 10.5 million people, but the attack has raised questions about whether security at Sweden's schools needs to be better.
Unlike in many other countries, schools are generally seen as semi-public spaces and rarely have any controls on who can go in and out.
Mr Strömmer said on Friday the government was looking at speeding up legislation already going through parliament that would make it easier for schools to install surveillance cameras.
Sweden has a high level of gun ownership by European standards, though it is much lower than in the US.
Most weapons are held legally for hunting, but a wave of gang crime has highlighted the high incidence of illegal handguns.
Figures from 2017 by The Small Arms Survey, a Swiss-based research institute, showed there were about 2.3 million guns held by civilians in Sweden.
That is about 23 guns per 100 people compared to 120 in the US and 4.6 in Britain.
An investigation into the attack remains ongoing, with a definitive motive yet to be determined. There are reports the shooter may have been connected to the school.
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