SEVERAL people have been shot at an adult education centre in Sweden, police have said.
Swedish police said that about 10 people were killed during a shooting on Tuesday.
It was not clear whether the gunman was among the dead.
He was believed to be among those admitted to hospital.
The adult education centre is in Orebro, around 200 kilometres (125 miles) west of Stockholm.
It was not immediately clear whether police were counting the perpetrator among the five shot and the extent of the victims’ injuries also was not immediately clear.
Police said that there were no suspected connections to terrorism at this point.
Police did not immediately know how many people were wounded in the shooting on the outskirts of the city of Orebro, which is about 125 miles west of Stockholm.
Authorities were working to identify the dead.
They did not immediately provide an exact number of fatalities.
Video from the scene showed a large police presence and other emergency vehicles. Students were sheltering in nearby buildings and other parts of the school were evacuated following the shooting.
Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer told Swedish news agency TT: “The reports of violence in Orebro are very serious. The police are on site and the operation is in full swing.
"The government is in close contact with the police, and is closely following developments.”
Gun violence at schools is very rare in Sweden, but there have been several incidents in recent years in which people were wounded or killed with other weapons, such as knives or axes.
