Flags flew at half mast at the royal palace in Stockholm, after a shooting at a community education centre in Orebro left 11 dead. The Prime Minister called it a dark day for all of Sweden, and was joined by the king and queen at a church service in honour of the victims.

The king and queen visited the scene of the tragic event that occurred on Tuesday and Swedish flags were flown at half-mast to honor the victims.

Witnesses who survived Sweden’s worst mass shooting have described horror and panic that gripped an adult education center west of Stockholm as the gunman killed at least 10 people.