BREAKING: Brit boy, 13, stabbed to death in horror Portugal attack before killer 'took own life'

The suspect reportedly later died after a blast caused by a gas leak

A British boy has reportedly been stabbed to death in a popular tourist town after his mum’s ex-partner allegedly stabbed him before dying in a gas explosion.

Authorities say the 13-year-old was killed in the town of Tomar on Tuesday, Portuguese news website Diario de Noticias has reported.

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