Knife attack at Ismaili Centre in Lisbon kills at least two
A knife attack at an Ismaili Centre in Lisbon led to two people being killed.
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'The attack left several people wounded and, for the moment, two dead,' said police [source: Getty]
At least two people died in an attack at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon on Tuesday, Portuguese police said, without giving further details.
CNN Portugal said the alleged author of the attack, an Afghan national who wielded a large knife, had been shot and detained.
Portuguese police did not immediately confirm the nationality of the suspected author of the attack.
Prime Minister Antonio Costa said everything indicates that it was "an isolated act", adding it was "premature" to make any interpretation about the crime.
Ismailis are a minority current within ShiaIslam whose members have been attacked by extremist groups in countries such as Pakistan.
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