Swedish police said on Wednesday that "erroneous narratives" were being spread on social media regarding the mass shooting on Tuesday at an adult education centre, the Nordic country's deadliest gun attack.

Police said “around 10 people” were killed at a school on Tuesday, in what has been described as the worst mass shooting in Sweden’s history. The suspected perpetrator is among the dead. A large number of people were injured after a gunman opened fire at a campus in the city of Örebro in central Sweden,

About 10 people including the gunman have been killed at an adult education center in what Sweden’s prime minister called the country’s “worst mass shooting.”

A shooting at a school for adults in Örebro, Sweden killed “around 10 people,” police said, marking it the worst mass shooting in the country’s history. The suspected shooter is believed to be among those dead.

The shooting occurred at a center for adult education in the city of Orebro. The suspect is believed to be among the dead, officials said.

Those are the words of Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, following what he described as the worst mass shooting in the country's history, with around 10 people killed. The shooting took place at an adult education centre - located on a campus with other schools - in the central city of Orebro at around 12:30 (11:30 GMT).

About 10 people, including the gunman, were killed on Tuesday at an adult education centre in what Sweden’s prime minister called the country’s worst mass shooting.

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.

Authorities had initially said that several people were wounded in the violence at Campus Risbergska, a secondary school for young adults in the town of Orebro but had not reported any fatalities.