Two girls have been stabbed to loss of life at an Ismaili Muslim centre in Lisbon.
The suspect, reportedly of Afghan origin and who police say was “armed with a large knife”, was shot on the scene.
Officers ordered him to give up however he refused and superior towards them earlier than being “neutralised”, police stated in a press release.
He was arrested and brought to a hospital within the Portuguese capital the place he’s in police custody.
The victims had been Portuguese employees members on the centre, Ismaili group chief Narzim Ahmad instructed Portuguese TV channel SIC.
Several different folks had been wounded within the assault on the Ismaili centre which passed off simply earlier than 11am on Tuesday.
“Everything points to this being an isolated incident,” Prime Minister Antonio Costa instructed reporters.
He added police had been investigating the assault and it was too quickly to invest a couple of motive.
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Ismailism is a department of Shia Islam. Ismailis are a culturally various group dwelling in additional than 25 nations all over the world.
Prince Karim Aga Khan, who’s recognised by some followers as their religious chief, opened the centre in Lisbon in 1998.
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