Swedish school mass killing victims included Syrians and a Bosnian

Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Syrian and Bosnian embassies confirmed Thursday that people from their countries were among the 10 people killed in Sweden's Tuesday Risbergska School shooting.

Syria's Stockholm Embassy confirmed on its Facebook page that its citizens were among the dead as it condemned the attack and extended condolences to families of the victims.

Bosnia's Foreign Ministry confirmed on X that a Bosnian citizen is among the dead.

According to police lead investigator Anna Bergqvist people from several countries, different genders and different ages were among those killed.

Responding to reporter questions, she said police are looking into whether the attack was motivated by racism.

Swedish media Wednesday identified Syrian orthodox Christian Salim Iskef, 29, as one of the victims.

Police have not released the identities and nationalities of all the victims. Nor have they yet officially designated Rickard Andersson as the mass murder suspect, although investigators believe he did it.

Bergqvist said the suspected mass shooter killed himself.

Bosnian Ambassador to Sweden Bojan Sosic told the BBC, "I find it odd, to say the least, that the police chose to withhold information that pertains to foreign citizens, from respective embassies."

The Risbergska school where the shooting happened offers Swedish classes for immigrants in addition to adult education for people who didn't graduate school.