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At least three people killed and 20 injured as funicular derails in Lisbon

Emergency teams work at the site in Lisbon (Armando Franca/AP)

Emergency teams work at the site of the derailment (Armando Franca/AP)

At least three people died on Wednesday when Lisbon's Gloria funicular, which is popular with tourists, derailed and crashed, leaving also around 20 people injured, the emergency services said.

Footage from the site showed the tram-like funicular, which carries people up and down a hillside in the Portuguese capital, practically destroyed and emergency workers pulling people out of the wreckage.

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa offered his condolence to families affected by what had happened.

The yellow-and-white streetcar, which goes up and down a steep city hil

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