Police press conference at 10am (9am GMT)
Jakub Krupa
We will get the next update from police at their press conference at 10am local time (9am GMT).
We will bring you all the latest here.
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On the second day of feeling the ground shake under her feet, Veroniki Balabonidi decided it was to time to leave Santorini. At 4.30am on Sunday she and her two young children were on a ferry bound for the port of Piraeus, surrounded by other families fleeing the Aegean isle.
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“It was absolutely packed with residents like us who had had enough of the uncertainty,” she said, speaking from the home of her parents-in-law in Athens.
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By Tuesday about 6,000 people – although some estimates put the exodus at nearly twice that – had followed suit, using any means available: planes, boats and even private yachts and pleasure launches.
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Aegean, the country’s national carrier, announced that in the space of 48 hours it had flown 2,700 passengers from Santorini to the Greek capital after doubling flights to the island from Monday.
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Greenland will hold a general election on 11 March, its prime minister has announced, amid renewed interest from the US president, Donald Trump, in the Arctic territory.
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The upcoming election campaign is expected to revolve around Greenland’s independence aspirations, the development of the island’s fragile economy and relations with Denmark and the US.
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“We are in the midst of a serious time. A time that we have never experienced in our country. This is not the time for internal division,” the prime minister, Múte Egede, said in a social media post that did not mention Trump.
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We will get the next update from police at their press conference at 10am local time (9am GMT).
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All government buildings and royal palaces in Sweden will fly flags at half-mast from 9am today to commemorate yesterday’s shooting.
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The decision was announced in a series of press releases by the royal family, the government, and the speaker of the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament.
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Flaggning på halv stång över hela landet efter våldsdådet i Örebro.
Statsministern uppmanar till en bred anslutning kring denna sorgeflaggning.
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— Tom Samuelsson (@tomsamuelsson) February 5, 2025
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Örebro and Sweden wake up this morning desperate to know the answer to a straightforward question: why?
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The country wakes up this morning reeling from the deadliest mass shooting in its history, with eleven people dead after an attack at an adult education centre on Tuesday. The death toll could still change.
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Region Örebro confirmed on Wednesday morning that six people remain at the hospital: five with gunshot wounds – three women, two men, all adults – and one with other minor injuries. No additional patients were admitted overnight.
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The gunman was believed to be among those killed, and his motive remained unclear. He had no known connections to gangs or terrorism and had not previously been known to police. His property was raided on Tuesday night, and local media painted a picture of a loner, but no simple explanation was forthcoming as to why he committed the attack.
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But that does not stop all sorts of speculation online; to the point that police felt the need to push back on some of the narratives emerging online.
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“We want to be clear that based on investigative and intelligence information at present, there is no information pointing to the attacker acting on ideological motives,” they said overnight. “Do not spread unconfirmed information.”
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Speaking on SVT 2’s Aktuellt last night, prime minister Ulf Kristersson admitted it was still “difficult to take the magnitude of this,” with “sadness settling all over Sweden,” and many questions left unanswered. He also called on the public to not speculate but to let police go through their investigation.
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But he insisted that Swedish schools “are no less safe than they were yesterday morning,” as he urged Swedes to stay calm and return to normal lives.
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We will bring you the latest from Örebro, Sweden and across Europe throughout the day. A police press conference is expected at 10am (9am GMT).
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It’s Wednesday, 5 February 2025, and this is Europe live. It’s Jakub Krupa here.
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Good morning.
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Greek island of Santorini empties after days of tremors
Helena Smith
in Athens
On the second day of feeling the ground shake under her feet, Veroniki Balabonidi decided it was to time to leave Santorini. At 4.30am on Sunday she and her two young children were on a ferry bound for the port of Piraeus, surrounded by other families fleeing the Aegean isle.
“It was absolutely packed with residents like us who had had enough of the uncertainty,” she said, speaking from the home of her parents-in-law in Athens.
By Tuesday about 6,000 people – although some estimates put the exodus at nearly twice that – had followed suit, using any means available: planes, boats and even private yachts and pleasure launches.
Aegean, the country’s national carrier, announced that in the space of 48 hours it had flown 2,700 passengers from Santorini to the Greek capital after doubling flights to the island from Monday.
Greenland to hold general election on 11 March
Greenland will hold a general election on 11 March, its prime minister has announced, amid renewed interest from the US president, Donald Trump, in the Arctic territory.
The upcoming election campaign is expected to revolve around Greenland’s independence aspirations, the development of the island’s fragile economy and relations with Denmark and the US.
“We are in the midst of a serious time. A time that we have never experienced in our country. This is not the time for internal division,” the prime minister, Múte Egede, said in a social media post that did not mention Trump.
We will return to Sweden for the press conference at the top of the hour.
In the meantime, let’s catch up with the latest developments around Europe.
Police press conference at 10am (9am GMT)
Jakub Krupa
We will get the next update from police at their press conference at 10am local time (9am GMT).
We will bring you all the latest here.
Flags at half-mast across Sweden
All government buildings and royal palaces in Sweden will fly flags at half-mast from 9am today to commemorate yesterday’s shooting.
The decision was announced in a series of press releases by the royal family, the government, and the speaker of the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament.
Flaggning på halv stång över hela landet efter våldsdådet i Örebro.
Statsministern uppmanar till en bred anslutning kring denna sorgeflaggning.
➡️ https://t.co/AQHUbwwZ2y pic.twitter.com/humD67LoWt
— Tom Samuelsson (@tomsamuelsson) February 5, 2025
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Morning opening: Why?
Jakub Krupa
Örebro and Sweden wake up this morning desperate to know the answer to a straightforward question: why?
The country wakes up this morning reeling from the deadliest mass shooting in its history, with eleven people dead after an attack at an adult education centre on Tuesday. The death toll could still change.
Region Örebro confirmed on Wednesday morning that six people remain at the hospital: five with gunshot wounds – three women, two men, all adults – and one with other minor injuries. No additional patients were admitted overnight.
The gunman was believed to be among those killed, and his motive remained unclear. He had no known connections to gangs or terrorism and had not previously been known to police. His property was raided on Tuesday night, and local media painted a picture of a loner, but no simple explanation was forthcoming as to why he committed the attack.
But that does not stop all sorts of speculation online; to the point that police felt the need to push back on some of the narratives emerging online.
“We want to be clear that based on investigative and intelligence information at present, there is no information pointing to the attacker acting on ideological motives,” they said overnight. “Do not spread unconfirmed information.”
Speaking on SVT 2’s Aktuellt last night, prime minister Ulf Kristersson admitted it was still “difficult to take the magnitude of this,” with “sadness settling all over Sweden,” and many questions left unanswered. He also called on the public to not speculate but to let police go through their investigation.
But he insisted that Swedish schools “are no less safe than they were yesterday morning,” as he urged Swedes to stay calm and return to normal lives.
We will bring you the latest from Örebro, Sweden and across Europe throughout the day. A police press conference is expected at 10am (9am GMT).
It’s Wednesday, 5 February 2025, and this is Europe live. It’s Jakub Krupa here.
Good morning.