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Sweden searches for answers after country's deadliest shooting | Sweden searches for answers after country's deadliest shooting |
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Ismail Moradi told the BBC he fears there was a racial element to the shooting | Ismail Moradi told the BBC he fears there was a racial element to the shooting |
Ismail Moradi, 16, would normally be carrying his textbooks into school. | Ismail Moradi, 16, would normally be carrying his textbooks into school. |
But on Wednesday he was clutching a bunch of red flowers to lay in tribute to those murdered in Sweden's worst ever mass shooting. | But on Wednesday he was clutching a bunch of red flowers to lay in tribute to those murdered in Sweden's worst ever mass shooting. |
"I was shocked and didn't know if I wanted to come to school today after what happened so nearby," he explains to us. | |
Ismail's own elementary school is next to the adult learning centre that was targeted yesterday. | Ismail's own elementary school is next to the adult learning centre that was targeted yesterday. |
Although police still have not given a motive for the attack, Ismail - who is Kurdish - says he fears there was a clear racial element to the shooting. | Although police still have not given a motive for the attack, Ismail - who is Kurdish - says he fears there was a clear racial element to the shooting. |
"In this school, it's only newcomers to Sweden. There's not so many Swedish people. So, I think it was targeted for one special group of people." | "In this school, it's only newcomers to Sweden. There's not so many Swedish people. So, I think it was targeted for one special group of people." |
All day, there's been a steady procession of locals lighting candles and gazing across to the school site which remains sealed off. | All day, there's been a steady procession of locals lighting candles and gazing across to the school site which remains sealed off. |
The dust has barely settled, with the 11 dead not all identified yet - and six injured still in hospital. | |
Vacant faces in the icy wind reflect the sense of shock that has gripped many Swedes in the past 24 hours. | Vacant faces in the icy wind reflect the sense of shock that has gripped many Swedes in the past 24 hours. |
'There was blood everywhere' - witnesses shocked after Sweden school shooting | 'There was blood everywhere' - witnesses shocked after Sweden school shooting |
What do we know about the Sweden school shooter? | What do we know about the Sweden school shooter? |
A hush descended on the scene when Sweden's King arrived to leave his own flowers. The solemnity echoing the national mood as flags fly at half-mast. | A hush descended on the scene when Sweden's King arrived to leave his own flowers. The solemnity echoing the national mood as flags fly at half-mast. |
The collective grief is complicated by the lack of any explanation for the assault. The police, now in the midst of huge investigation haven't given away anything to that end. | The collective grief is complicated by the lack of any explanation for the assault. The police, now in the midst of huge investigation haven't given away anything to that end. |
Trying to build a profile of a "clean skin" - someone not previously known to the police or security service - makes any probe all the more difficult. | Trying to build a profile of a "clean skin" - someone not previously known to the police or security service - makes any probe all the more difficult. |
But the scale of the loss of life means the public and politicians want answers from the police now. | But the scale of the loss of life means the public and politicians want answers from the police now. |
More than 100 specialist officers are involved, on a local, regional and national level. | More than 100 specialist officers are involved, on a local, regional and national level. |
Unconfirmed reports in the Swedish media say the gunman was a 35-year-old local man who legally owned a gun. | Unconfirmed reports in the Swedish media say the gunman was a 35-year-old local man who legally owned a gun. |
Reham Attala says the shooting has made her reconsider whether she has a future in Sweden | Reham Attala says the shooting has made her reconsider whether she has a future in Sweden |
Reham Attala, 21, is a law student also thinks it was no coincidence this college – popular with immigrants - was chosen, rather than others which were reported to be near the suspect's home. | Reham Attala, 21, is a law student also thinks it was no coincidence this college – popular with immigrants - was chosen, rather than others which were reported to be near the suspect's home. |
"I'm so sad and scared" she tells us at the site of the shooting. "This shouldn't have happened." | "I'm so sad and scared" she tells us at the site of the shooting. "This shouldn't have happened." |
Reham explains that her dad is Syrian and her mum is Palestinian but for her Sweden is home. She's has lived in Orebro for the past 11 years. | Reham explains that her dad is Syrian and her mum is Palestinian but for her Sweden is home. She's has lived in Orebro for the past 11 years. |
She is alarmed that the gunmen attacked a school where Swedish for Immigrants (SFI) courses are known to be taught. | She is alarmed that the gunmen attacked a school where Swedish for Immigrants (SFI) courses are known to be taught. |
"Those people lost yesterday were studying Swedish and this make me think about my future and am I even going to live here, should I have children here? All these questions." | "Those people lost yesterday were studying Swedish and this make me think about my future and am I even going to live here, should I have children here? All these questions." |
People should be free to learn and live in peace on campus without fear of this happening, she sighs. | People should be free to learn and live in peace on campus without fear of this happening, she sighs. |