The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, thanked this Saturday, Portugal Day, “an example of courage and citizenship” Manuel da Ponte, “who risked his life to prevent a barbaric attack on children in the city of Annecy, in France”.
“The President of the Republic is monitoring the clinical situation of the Portuguese, who wishes a speedy recovery,” reads a message posted on the official information website of the President of the Portuguese Republic.
Manuel da Ponte was mistakenly shot and killed by police after being stabbed by an assailant. Recall that four children and two adults were injured in the attack. The attacker, a 31-year-old Syrian Christian refugee, was arrested at the scene. Seriously injured children between the ages of 22 months and three years.
The attacker has legal refugee status in France and is in possession of Swedish identity documents and a Swedish driver’s license, a police spokesman told Reuters.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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