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Deaths in a shooting at a Swedish adult education center rise to eleven
At least eleven people have died, including the alleged aggressor, in a shooting that occurred yesterday in an adult educational center in Örebro (200 kilometers west of Stockholm), the Swedish Police reported on Wednesday.
The number of injured is still unclear, although six people remain hospitalized in the university hospital of Örebro, in a stable situation, two of them in the intensive care unit.
The alleged perpetrator of the shooting had already died when the police arrived at the scene, they reported this Wednesday.
“When the police arrived at the scene, gunshots were heard. When the suspect was found, that person was already dead. We cannot confirm that the shooter has shot himself, but everything indicates that it is,” Örebro police chief Roberto Eid Forest said at a press conference.
Forest said that the investigation is still open, that the development of the facts is not clear and that the identification of the corpses has not yet been completed.
The Swedish police believe that the individual acted alone and, although the reason is not yet clear, it has been ruled out for the moment that he has connections with criminal gangs or terrorist groups.
According to public television SVT, the shooter used a hunting shotgun, but the Swedish police did not confirm these information, nor if he had a gun license or had been in contact with the psychiatric services.
Forest warned about the false information that appeared on social networks according to which the aggressor acted for ideological reasons and appealed to citizens in search of videos or witnesses of what happened.
“The police see that an erroneous narrative about the Örebro shooting has been spread on social networks. That is why we want to clarify that, according to the investigation, right now there is no information indicating that the material author acted for ideological reasons,” it says in a statement on Wednesday.
The shooting began around 12.30 local time (11.30 GMT) at the Risbergska Campus, a school that is part of an adult education complex.
Students and teachers were housed in other neighboring schools for hours until the police were able to secure the scene.
The authorities are now working on the identification of the dead and keep the area still cordoned off.
The entire educational complex will remain closed the rest of the week, although the rest of the municipal schools will open normally today.
Local authorities have enabled telephone lines and several centers for those who need psychological support.
The Swedish Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersso, described last night what happened as the “worst” event of its kind in the history of Sweden, a country that in recent years has experienced a considerable increase in armed violence linked to conflicts between criminal gangs.
“We still lack many answers. I can’t give them either, said Kristersson, who invited not to speculate about the shooter’s motives and sympathized with the victims and their families, assuring that “we share your pain.”
King Charles XVI Gustavo has also sent his condolences to the families of the victims and expressed his regret.
International
Man arrested after deliberately driving into seven children in Osaka
Japanese police arrested a man on Thursday after he rammed his car into a group of seven schoolchildren in an apparent deliberate attack in the city of Osaka.
The children, who were on their way home from school, sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. All seven remained conscious, according to local authorities.
An Osaka police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the suspect is a 28-year-old man from Tokyo. The officer shared statements the man made after his arrest: “I was fed up with everything, so I decided to kill people by driving into several elementary school children,” the suspect reportedly said.
The man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
The injured children, aged between seven and eight, included a seven-year-old girl who suffered a fractured jaw. The six other children—all boys—suffered minor injuries such as bruises and scratches and were undergoing medical evaluation.
Witnesses described the car as “zigzagging” before hitting the children. One witness told Nippon TV that a girl was “covered in blood” and the others appeared to have scratches.
Another witness said the driver, who was wearing a face mask, looked to be in shock when school staff pulled him from the vehicle.
Violent crimes are rare in Japan, though serious incidents do occur from time to time. In 2008, Tomohiro Kato drove a two-ton truck into pedestrians in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, then fatally stabbed several victims. Seven people were killed in that attack.
Internacionales
Clashes erupt during may day protests across France amid calls for better wages
May Day protests in France were marked by a heavy police presence and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement in several cities.
In Paris, Lyon, and Nantes, thousands took to the streets to demand better wages, fairer working conditions, and to voice their dissatisfaction with President Emmanuel Macron’s government.
While the majority of the demonstrations remained peaceful, isolated confrontations broke out in some areas. Protesters threw objects at the police, prompting the use of tear gas and resulting in several arrests.
Videos showing police crackdowns circulated widely on social media, drawing criticism from labor unions and human rights advocates, who denounced the authorities’ response to the protests.
International
Kristi Noem credits Trump for mass migrant deportations by mexican president
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has deported “more than half a million” migrants due to pressure from former President Donald Trump.
During a cabinet meeting highlighting the “achievements” of Trump’s administration in its first 100 days, Noem asserted that under the Republican leader’s influence, “Mexico has finally come to the table” to negotiate on migration and fentanyl trafficking.
“The president of Mexico told me she has returned just over half a million people before they reached our border,” Noem stated, criticizing media reports that suggest the Biden administration deported more migrants than Trump’s.
“I wish those deportations were counted,” Noem added, “because those people never made it to our border—she sent them back because you made her.” She went on to thank Trump: “They never made it here because they got the message—because you were so aggressive.”
Noem has made controversial claims about Sheinbaum in the past, prompting the Mexican leader to refute them.
On April 1, Sheinbaum responded to one such statement by declaring, “The president answers to only one authority, and that is the people of Mexico,” after Noem said on Fox News that she gave Sheinbaum “a list of things Trump would like to see” and that Mexico’s actions would determine whether Trump granted tariff relief.
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