Three are detained in Lisbon’s second night of unrest after police shot dead a man during an arrest

Police in Portugal on Wednesday said three people were detained in a second night of violent protests in greater Lisbon after police shot dead a man during an arrest this week.

Seven municipalities in the metropolitan area have seen unrest after Odair Moniz, a 43-year-old Black man of Cape Verdean origin, was shot early Monday in the city of Amadora. He had fled after seeing a police vehicle and crashed into several parked cars. Police said he had a knife on him. ---More...

African migrants have been rioting for 2 days straight in Lisbon, Portugal after a policeman shot a migrant to death in self-defense.

They are building barricades on the streets and stealing busses to set them on fire.

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— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24)October 23, 2024

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