Portugal: Victim of Islamist Terror Attack in France Mourned

The one stabbing victim who died in the Islamic knife attack in Mulhouse, France this week has been identified as a Portuguese man, Luso de Sousa Loureiro, 69, who had immigrated to France from Portugal in 1993. He heroically tried to intervene and save lives.

The below article from the Portuguese daily, Correio da Manhâ, is translated by Fousesquawk. The article also reports that French police have arrested three other people, two relatives of the attacker and another individual with whom the attacker had been staying.

Identity of Portuguese dead in attack in France revealed

The man was born in Ermesinda and had immigrated to France in 1993.

By Sergio A Vitorino, journalist -    Updated 23 February 2025 at 15:37

Caption: Lino de Sousa Loureiro died in a knife attack in Mulhouse.

The Portuguese who died on Saturday in the knife attack in Mulhouse, France is Lino de Sousa  Loureiro, 69.

The man was born in Ermesinda and had immigrated to France in 1993. He was married and had a son.

Lino de Sousa Loureiro was stabbed to death putting himself between police and the attacker, described as an Islamic extremist. “Interposed between police and the attacker, he was stabbed to death,” the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Lusa (news), adding that, “5 other people were injured, including police (2 of whom were injured seriously).”

According to the Associated Press, 4 people were detained, among them, the suspect in the attack, identified by the Public Prosecutor’s Office as Brahim, an Algerian, 37. According to the Ministry of Interior, he is an Islamic extremist with a schizophrenic profile. Two relatives of the attacker and a person with whom he stayed were also detained. 

According to the Office of the Public Prosecutor of France with responsibility for anti-terrorism, the attack was connected to Islamic extremism, and the suspect was armed with a knife and a screwdriver. During the attack, he repeatedly shouted, “God is Great” (Allahu Akhbar).

Also on Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron said there was no doubt that the attack was “an act of terrorism and Islamic.”

The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, condemned the “hateful attack” and lamented the death of the Portuguese, offering condolences to the family and the Portuguese community of this French city. The Prime Minister, Luis Montenegro, pointed out the “bravery” of the man (who) intervened in the attack and who saved “so many other” lives.

Source: http://garyfouse.blogspot.com/2025/02/portugal-victim-of-islamist-terror.html