The attack on Tuesday - described by Sweden's prime minister as the "worst mass shooting" in the country's history - happened at a school for adults.

Around 10 people were killed in a school shooting in Örebro. The damage at the crime scene was so extensive that investigators were unable to be more definitive, said Roberto Eid Forest, head of the local police.

Around 10 people have been killed in a shooting at an adult education centre in Sweden, police say. More details are emerging of the attack, with the scene described as a "nightmare". Follow the latest.

At least 10 people have died and many were wounded during a school shooting at an adult education center in southern Sweden on Tuesday afternoon.

The king and queen visited the scene of the tragic event that occurred on Tuesday and Swedish flags were flown at half-mast to honor the victims.

Police said they do not know the motive but do not believe it is terrorism, adding they "had no warning sign" about the attack. Officers are working to identify the perpetrator and the victims.

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Officials in Sweden have vowed to determine why a man killed 10 people, and apparently himself, in an unprecedented attack that's shaken their "society to its core."

"It is a very painful day for all of Sweden," Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said in a statement posted on social media.