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.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and King Carl XVI Gustav have led tributes to the victims of a deadly shooting at an adult school in the city of Orebro. A police investigation is underway.

A yet to be identified shooter stormed a school in Sweden on Tuesday and killed no less than 10 people in what Ulf Kristersson, Sweden Prime Minister has declared as “worst mass shooting in Swedish history”.

Police in Sweden said "about 10" people were killed in a shooting at an adult education school . The shooting occurred at Campus Risbergska in Örebro, Sweden, the city said in a statement. Police say the shooter is believed to have been killed.

A tragic mass shooting at an adult education center in Orebro, Sweden, resulted in the death of about ten individuals, including the gunman, marking the country's worst incident of its kind. As investigations continue,

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.

Police say around 10 people have been killed in a shooting at an education centre in central Sweden, including the suspected gunman. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson described Tuesday's attack at Risbergska school in Orebro,

The suspected gunman in a deadly school shooting in Sweden shot himself after killing 10 people on Tuesday, police believe. Armed police exchanged fire with an unnamed shooter at Risbergska School in Örebro,