Portugal: Afghan refugee kills 2 women in knife attack

Portugal: Afghan refugee kills 2 women in knife attack

Authorities in Portugal say a man wielding a large knife killed two women and injured several other people at an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon

March 28, 2023,

LISBON, Portugal -- A man wielding a large knife killed two women and injured several other people at an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon, and Portuguese authorities said they were investigating Tuesday's stabbing attack as a possible terror act.

The women were Portuguese staff members at the center, Ismaili community leader Narzim Ahmad told Portuguese TV channel SIC. Local Afghan community representatives and Portuguese authorities described the man as a refugee from Afghanistan who was receiving help from the Ismaili Community.

Officers dispatched to the center late Tuesday morning encountered a man armed with a knife, according to a police statement. The officers ordered him to surrender and he was shot when he advanced toward them, the statement said.

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