Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa confirmed that two women had been stabbed to death at the Ismaili Muslim centre - a central facility for the city's Islamic community - in the capital of Lisbon. Two women have been killed after a knifeman went on a rampage in a Muslim centre.
Portuguese police shot a man suspected of stabbing two people to death at an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon, Portugal's prime minister said Tuesday. Prime Minister Antonio Costa told reporters it was "a criminal act" and that two lives had been lost in the incident Tuesday. The suspect is hospitalised, Costa said. The women were Portuguese staff members at the centre, Ismaili community leader Narzim Ahmad told local media. It has been reported that the man was of Afghan origin.
He was shot in the leg and remains in custody while being treated in hospital, say reports. In a statement, Portugal's security services said they responded to reports of an attack at around The attacker was given orders to stop the attack, which he disobeyed, advancing towards the police, with the knife in his hand.
Speaking to CNN Portugal, a source said "there are people injured" but refused to provide further details. The Ismaili sect is a minority within Shia Islam - a group that has been attacked by extremists in countries like Pakistan. The death toll in the northwestern city of Peshawar is expected to rise substantially as many of the injured are in critical condition.
One witness Ali Asghar claimed they saw the attacker enter the mosque before Friday prayers and open " fire with a pistol" - picking out the worshippers "one-by-one".
