UPDATE: Police say two women were stabbed to death at Muslim centre in Lisbon before suspect was shot  

UPDATE March 28 (6.10 pm) – Officials in Portugal have said that two women have been stabbed to death at Muslim religious centre in Lisbon 

Police in Portugal have said that the victims who were stabbed at the Muslim centre in Lisbon were two women.

The attack took place at the Ismaili Centre on Avenida Lusíada, according to the BBC.

Authorities were informed about the incident at 11 am local time, shortly after the suspect entered the centre.

The police then rushed to the scene and shot the suspect in the leg, who held a knife in his hands.

A statement said that “Officers asked the suspect to stop the attack, but he disobeyed and was shot”.

As per Nazim Ahmed, who is the leader of the Ismaili community, “the attacker was Afghan and the two victims were Portuguese women”.

Local reports suggest that one of the victims was the English teacher of the attacker and the other was a classmate.

A statement by Omed Taeri, president of the Afghan community Association, the attacker “arrived in Portugal a year or so ago and was being aided by the Ismaili centre”.

Taeri also said that “This person lost his wife in Greece and suffers from psychological problems due to this situation”.

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ORIGINAL March 28 (1.35 pm) – Police in Portugal have shot a man at a Muslim centre in Lisbon after he attacked and killed two men after stabbing them  

A man had been shot by the police in Portugal after he murdered two people by stabbing them to death at a Muslim Centre.  

According to the Associated Press, the incident happened in Lisbon, according to a statement by Portugal’s prime minister on Tuesday, March 28. 

 Prime Minister Antonio Costa stated that “it was a criminal act”, adding that “two lives had been lost in the incident”.  

Costa also stated that the suspect was later hospitalised for he was shot by the officials.  

He also said that this attack was an isolated incident.  

“Everything points to this being an isolated incident”, he said. 

Meanwhile, no further information has been provided by the police, who stated that more updates will be given later in the day.

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