TWO people have been injured following a shooting near a mosque in Sweden, police have said.
At least one victim was rushed to hospital after being shot as they were leaving Friday prayers, according to reports.
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The horror incident took place in the Swedish city of Orebro.
Cops are looking for the suspected perpetrator, who is yet to be apprehended.
No arrests have yet been made, according to reports.
Emergency services are working at the scene in large numbers, and members of the public are urged to stay clear of the area.
The extent of the victims’ injuries is unclear at the present time.
Both were rushed to hospital in the aftermath of the shocking attack.
It is unknown whether the gunman was targeting the mosque or specific individuals.
Police have said they believe the shooting was linked to gang violence.
According to local TV news channel TV4, there has recently been tension between two rival gangs in the city.
A preliminary investigation into attempted murder has been opened.
This is not the only horrifying shooting to have happened in Orebro this year.
In February, ten students and teachers were killed in a shocking attack at a school in the city.
The 35-year-old shooter turned the gun on himself after the slaughter.
It was the deadliest mass-shooting in Swedish history.
Gang violence in Sweden
At the start of the year, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said: “We don’t have control over the wave of violence.”
Sweden has been rocked by a wave of growing bloodshed linked to gang violence.
More than 30 bombings took place in Sweden in the space of just a month earlier this year.
And in a four-month period last year, at least 25 young Swedes on suspected contract-killing or bombing missions were arrested in neighbouring Denmark.
But it’s not just gang violence that has shocked the nation in recent months.
A gunman in Orebro killed ten students and teachers in a horror attack at a school.
This would go down as the deadliest mass-shooting in the country’s history.
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