Police work at the scene outside a mosque in Orebro after a shooting where several people injured in Orebro, Sweden on August 15, 2025. Two people were wounded on August 15, 2025 in a shooting near a mosque in the Swedish town of Orebro, police said, with local media reporting one person was shot as he left the mosque. "Police have opened a preliminary investigation into attempted murder. Two people have been wounded in connection with the shooting," a statement on the police website said, providing no other details about the circumstances of the shooting or whether the perpetrator had been arrested. (Photo by Filip Gronroos / various sources / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by FILIP GRONROOS/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images)
Shooting near a mosque in Sweden leaves 2 wounded, police say
BERLIN (AP) — A shooting near a mosque in central Sweden on Friday left two people injured, and police said they believed it was linked to gang violence.
The shooting took place outside a mosque in the central city of Örebro in the early afternoon following Friday prayers, police said. They did not immediately release details of the injuries. Many emergency services were at the scene, and police advised the public to stay away.
Police said they have opened a preliminary investigation into attempted murder and that they suspect the crime is tied to local gangs.
For years, Sweden has grappled with gang violence, and criminal gangs often recruit teenagers in socially disadvantaged immigrant neighborhoods to carry out hits.
Local TV news channel TV4 said there has been tension between two rival gangs in Örebro recently.
By — Associated Press
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