Foreigners among rail accident victims

Investigators probing the fatal derailment of one of Lisbon’s famous funicular trains released early details Thursday, confirming that foreign visitors were among the 16 people killed.

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Portugal was observing a day of national mourning, one day after the apparent accident, which also seriously injured another five people.

A prosecution service spokesman said five Portuguese, two Koreans and a Swiss national had been identified among the dead.

A police spokesman said they had good reason to believe that two Canadians, a German, a Ukrainian and a US citizen were also among those killed.

Documents found on the victims, statements from people searching for loved ones and messages sent at the time of the accident meant their conclusions had “a high degree of probability”, they added.