Lisbon sees second night of riots after police shot dead a man during an arrest

Portugal's capital experienced a second night of riots into the early hours of Wednesday morning, triggered by the death of Odair Moniz, a Cape Verdean man who was shot and killed by a police officer late on Sunday night.

Unrest returned to areas including Amadora near Lisbon, with bins and even buses set on fire. "Today, regrettably, we once again witnessed situations of disorder within the Zambujal neighbourhood ... with the theft of a Carris bus that was subsequently set on fire," Portugal's police force (PSP) said in a statement.

Explaining that it had sent additional police to the area, the PSP added that it had made an arrest "for possession of combustible material, indicated it would be used to start a fire". Representatives from the PSP described the unrest as a "serious episode of urban violence".

In addition to increased policing Zambujal, the force also sent reinforcements to various locations nearby, including so-called "Sensitive Urban Zones".

In the early hours of the morning, scenes escalated with an attempt to set fire to a petrol station in Amadora. The incident did not lead to an explosion.

During the night, riots were also reported in the municipality of Oeiras, where shots were fired and another bus was set on fire, as well as a smaller vehicle and several bins.

In Sintra, a projectile was thrown at the police station in Casal de Cambra without causing any damage. In nearby Damaia there were disturbances in several streets. Rioters threw firecrackers and stones onto the public highway and set alight several bins.

In another statement, the PSP said that it "repudiates and will not tolerate acts of disorder and destruction practised by criminal groups intent on defying the authority of the state and disturbing the security of the community".

According to the latest police reports, three people have been arrested for the disturbance. Two police officers were injured in the municipalities of Amadora and Oeiras "as a result of stone-throwing, both of whom required hospital treatment and one of whom went on sick leave".

Two passengers on one of the buses that was set on fire were stabbed, "allegedly by the individuals who stole and set fire to the