Two women have been stabbed to death at a Muslim religious centre in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, police say.
The attack took place at the Ismaili Centre on Avenida Lusíada. The suspect, who was in possession of a large knife, was shot in the leg by police.
He was then detained and has been taken to hospital. The motive for the attack is not yet clear.
Police said they received a call at about 11:00 local time after the suspect entered the centre.
Officers asked the suspect to stop the attack, but he disobeyed and was shot.
Speaking to SIC Notícias, the leader of the Ismaili community Nazim Ahmad said the attacker was Afghan and the two victims were Portuguese women.
NB: It may be an honor killing – Attack on Ismaili Center: It was not a terrorist attack, but an “honor crime”
Authorities are still investigating the motives that led a man aged around 40 to enter the Ismaili Center in Lisbon and attack the people there. At least two people died , two Ismaili women, one in their 20s and the other in their 40s. SIC commentator, Daniel Pinéu, believes that it was not a sectarian attack, nor a terrorist attack.
Daniel Pinéu argues that the contours of this attack lead to the theory that it could be a crime with personal motivations, especially taking into account the identity of the fatal victims, two Ishmaelite women.
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