Two killed, two injured in stabbing in Lisbon centre for Muslims
A knife-armed attacker killed two women on Tuesday at an Islamic centre in the Portuguese capital Lisbon before being shot and wounded by police, authorities said.
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- Published Date: 04:11 | 28 March 2023
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Two people have been killed and two more were critically injured in a stabbing in a centre for Muslims in Lisbon.
Police shot the attacker, who was seriously injured and taken into custody, the police told dpa on request.
The stabbing is thought to have been a terrorist attack.
The two dead were women aged about 20 and 40, police said.
The attack occurred in Centro Ismaelita, a centre for Muslims.
There was no immediate information from authorities as to who was behind the attack, but according to a report by TV station RTP, the attacker was from Afghanistan and was carrying a large knife.
Police shot the attacker, who was seriously injured and taken into custody, the police told dpa on request.
The stabbing is thought to have been a terrorist attack.
The two dead were women aged about 20 and 40, police said.
The attack occurred in Centro Ismaelita, a centre for Muslims.
There was no immediate information from authorities as to who was behind the attack, but according to a report by TV station RTP, the attacker was from Afghanistan and was carrying a large knife.
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