Syrian refugees killed in the attack of a Swedish armed man against school

Syria Embassy to Stockholm says that the Syrians were among the 10 victims of a gunman who carried out the worst shooting in Swedish history, in a school in Orebro this week.

The alleged gunman, named locally as Rickard Andersson, 35, was killed in the attack, but the police have not yet identified and has not given a reason.

The announcement of the Embassy, ​​on its Facebook page, was the first indication of who was killed in Tuesday’s attack at Risbergska School.

He did not give details about the number of Syrians trapped in the attack, but said: “We offer our sincere condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims, including the beloved Syrian citizens and the kind Swedish people.”

Anna Bergkvist, director of the police investigation, told the BBC that the police could only confirm that the people of multiple nationalities and ages were caught in the attack.

Salim Iskef, a 29 -year -old Orthodox Christian who fled the war in Syria in 2015, has been appointed one of the 10 victims of the shooting.

The Church of Santa María in Obebro said that his life had ended tragically in the attack. Swedish reports said he had become a Swedish citizen and that he had to marry in June.

His aunt told the Alkompis Arab Language website that he had made his mother a video to tell him that he had been shot and asked to take care of his fiancee.

Two Bosnian citizens are also among the victims, said Bosnia ambassador to Daily Daily Expressen. One was injured and another was missing, he said. The Bosnian Foreign Ministry has expressed its condolences and talked about the great Bosnian community of Obebro.

The police in Obebro said that the alarm was raised at 12:33 (11:33 GMT) on Tuesday and after about five minutes, the first patrols arrived at school, which is located on a large education campus about 200 km (124 km) West Stockholm.

The regional police chief Lars Wiren said a press conference on Thursday that 130 policemen finally arrived at school.

They faced what could only be described as a “hell” when they entered school buildings on Tuesday, said: “Dead people, screams and smoke.”

He talked about a chaos scene, with people running inside and outside a very large school that extends more than 17,000 square meters.

Wiren told the BBC that there was no evidence of bombs that had been detonated, but said there was a thick smoke that could have come from the suspicious fires or smoke grenades.

He said they believed that the suspect had shot the police, but that the officers did not retreated. The gunman was found dead on the scene more than an hour later.

Police investigator Anna Bergkwist said the suspect had committed suicide.

She confirmed that three weapons were found on the scene next to the gunman, of a total of four acquaintances for being legally registered in the suspect.

However, she refused to comment on the types of weapons or ammunition used.

Police remain with tight lips on both the suspect and the possible reason behind the attack.

Bergkwist explained that the delay in appointing the suspect was waiting for DNA samples to coincide.

The Swedish police is generally cautious about naming the suspects and normally would not do so before the charges feel, but Bergkwist said they expected to make an exception in this case and release a name in the next few days.

The Risbergska School offers adult education for people over 20 who did not finish primary or secondary school, as well as the Swedish classes for immigrants.

The young residents in Over had already expressed fears of a racial element to the shooting, and the Syrian statement confirmed that immigrants were among the victims.

A video broadcast on the TV4 of Sweden was recorded during the weapons attack of a school toilet in which the words “Far from Europe!” They are heard.

It is not clear who shouted the words and the police have been careful not to discuss a reason.

However, Bergkwist seemed to overcome an early statement from the authorities on Tuesday that the reason for the attack was not ideological.

“Why they said that, I can’t comment,” he said. “We are seeing different reasons, we will declare it when we have it.”

Rickard Andersson has been described locally as an inmate and a report from the Swedish website AFONBLADET suggested that his attack may have directed local social services.

A source told the site that he had argued with a social worker after having lost his well -being benefits because he had not done enough to find work.

The police said that the suspect had no previous convictions, or apparent links with gangs and that they did not believe that the attack was motivated by terrorism.