Suspects of attacks on immigrants in Porto are of Portuguese nationality

The six suspects of having perpetrated attacks on immigrants in Porto on Friday night have Portuguese nationality, as reported by ‘Diário de Notícias’. Authorities are investigating possible links to far-right groups, namely 1143, led by Mário Machado, according to the same newspaper.

Six men were identified and one was detained, for possession of an illegal weapon, following attacks on immigrants, in Porto, according to PSP spokesperson, Sérgio Soares, who updated the information saying that the judge ordered the detainee’s preventive detention .

In the early hours of Friday in Porto, the PSP was alerted at around 1 am to an attack in Campo 24 de Agosto, on two immigrants, by a group of four or five men who fled before the arrival of police officers, said the door. -voice, indicating that the two attacked were treated at Hospital São João.

About 10 minutes later, on Rua do Bonfim, 10 immigrants were attacked, in the house where they were staying, by a group of 10 men, armed with sticks and, the PSP has not yet been able to confirm, by a firearm, the same said. source.

According to the PSP official, at around 3am, on Rua Fernandes Tomás, another immigrant was also attacked by other suspects, one of whom used a firearm. At this time, with the reinforced police contingent, it was possible to intercept one of the suspected attackers on Rua Santo Ildefonso, in possession of an extendable baton, he reported.

At around 5am, the vehicle used in the 1am attack was intercepted, with five suspects inside and who were all identified, he added. Given the suspicion of the existence of a hate crime, the matter was transferred to the Judiciary Police, he concluded.