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Multiple people have been shot after a gunman opened fire in a Swedish town.

Armed police have cordoned off Trelleborg town centre where several people were found with suspected gunshot injuries.

The shooting is believed to have carried out in the old part of the town in an area surrounded by homes and shops.

Early reports state gunfire broke out at a busy market in the town and that police had launched a hunt for the shooter.

Swedish police said at least four men had been taken to hospital but did not indicate the severity of the injuries.

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It has been reported police said the incident was not terror related.

Police Skåne spokesman Fredrik Bratt said: "We received several calls about a suspected shooting in central Trelleborg. There are several people who have encountered injuries.

"The police are working to secure different places for ambulances to reach the injured. A major policing initiative has begun.

"There are four people who have been hospitalised in Malmö and Lund.

"Forensics and gun dogs have been ordered to the site.

"The outer commander is leading the work out on site and has great resources at his disposal."

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Resident Aron Tydén said he was at home when the shootings unfolded.

He told Expressen: "I was at home at my computer when I heard a loud bang.

"Right now, it's locked off. I just heard shots and a lot of screaming."

Another neighbour told the newspaper: "There were many shots. We saw someone running outside. It's packed with police cars in the street."

Marcus Åberg said he saw men running away after he heard gunshots before he saw a young man covered in blood as he returned home.

He told Sydsvenskan: "I was coming home from a couple of friends when I heard a few shots - I kept walking and then I saw a couple of guys running away and I heard someone shouting 'call the police'.

"Then I see a man in his 20s with his head out of store bleeding. There are also two policemen, I talked to one while the other gave first aid to the man on the ground.

"I felt fear, it seems that the shooting took place opposite where I live - I jumped really when I heard the shots."

Trelleborg is the southernmost town in Sweden with a population of around 43,000.

The town is the location for one of the country's main ports with ferry connections to Germany and Poland.