US EditionA shooting near a mosque in Sweden leaves 1 dead, police say
Police suspect the shooting near a mosque in Örebro is linked to ongoing gang conflicts amid rising organized crime and 48 shootings nationwide this year, officials said.
- A shooting near a mosque in Orebro, Sweden, left one person dead and another injured on August 15, 2025, as people were leaving Friday prayers.
- Police suspect gang-related activity in the shooting that occurred near the mosque.
- Witnesses reported that at least one victim was shot while exiting the mosque, leading to panic among those present.
- Police opened a murder investigation after a 25-year-old man died from his injuries, while a second person was hospitalized.
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One dead in Örebro mosque shooting
A shooting occurred on Friday, 15 August, outside a mosque in Örebro, Sweden, resulting in one fatality and one injury. The incident took place in the early afternoon following Friday prayers. A 25-year-old man was fatally shot, while another man in his twenties sustained injuries. Both victims were known to law enforcement, but their identities have not been publicly disclosed. Source
Deadly Shooting Near Swedish Mosque Tied to Organized Crime, Police Say
One person was killed and another wounded on Friday, August 15th, in a shooting near a mosque in Örebro, Sweden, in what police believe is linked to organized crime gangs, something Sweden has been battling with for a while. Authorities have not released the deceased’s identity or further details about the circumstances of the shooting. The public has been urged to avoid the area while the search for the shooter continues. “We are currently acti…
In Örebro, Sweden, shots were fired near a mosque. One person died in the hospital, another was severely, but not fatally injured.
In the Swedish town of Örebro the Friday prayer takes place in a mosque, there are suddenly shots heard. Now there is a death victim.
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vijesti.meAt least one person was killed today and another was wounded in a shooting not far from a mosque in Sweden, the police announced.
In the Swedish town of Örebro, believers come from a mosque after the Friday prayer, when shots suddenly fall. A man dies, another is injured. Investigators assume that an act is based on the milieu of organized crime.
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