Two people were injured on Friday in a shooting near a mosque in the Swedish city of Orebro, in what was likely a case of gang-related crime, police said, APA reports citing Reuters.
Both victims were taken to hospital, a police spokesperson told Reuters. They declined to comment on the extent of their injuries.
Police said the case was being investigated as attempted murder and that they were seeking a suspect, although there were no immediate arrests.
Sweden has suffered a wave of gang-related violence for more than a decade, and investigators said the latest shooting could be a similar case.
"Based on the current situation regarding the shooting in Orebro, the incident is believed to be linked to the criminal network environment," the police said in a statement without elaborating.
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