Sweden’s Immigrant Community at stake after the mass shooting

Huge concerns from the World Organisations and countries are now turned towards the immigrant community in Sweden after the tragic mass shooting at an educational center in Orebro. During this fatal incident, 11 people were reportedly dead and five of them were severely injured including the perpetrator. Global diligence raised over the safety and integration of immigrants in Sweden. Quick actions and investigations are preceded by the Police in Sweden to decode the motivation behind the fatal shooting against the people of several nationalities including the Syrians.

The given information states that the police haven’t confirmed the identity or the motive of the gunman. 

“With deep sorrow and grief, the embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in the Kingdom of Sweden expresses its strong condemnation of the criminal incident that took place in the Swedish city of Orebo, which resulted in… innocent victims” the condolence note penned by the Syrian embassy in Stockholm on their Facebook Page.

Many fear potential stigmatization and scrutiny against the immigrant community in Sweden post this incident and sparked debates over the country’s immigration policies. Sweden’s far-right parties are intensifying the debate and pushing for even stricter immigration controls. However, the community leaders in Sweden argue and advocate the unity and cautions to curb the violence against the individuals. 

Post the incident one of the victim’s fiance shared the painful phase that she is undergoing, “I still want to believe that he might come home. We can’t sleep, we stand by the window waiting for him to come home. No one wants to believe that he is dead. If he is not alive, we just want to see his body”. 

On January 29 an Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika who was shot dead before the few hours of the trial near Stockholm and the recent events have intensified the discussions about immigration, integration and security within the country & in the educational institutions of Sweden.

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