The authorities say that an interruption in Lisbon kills at least 15. star-news.press/wp

A spokesman for the emergency medical services told reporters that at least 15 people had passed away, and was injured about 18 years old on Wednesday when a spokesman with emergency correspondents was common to tourists, they went out of their path and destroyed them.

The authorities will not determine the victims or reveal their nationalities, but said that some foreign citizens were among the dead.

Global News has reached Global Affairs Canada to confirm whether any Canadians have been affected.

“It is a tragic day for our city … Lisbon in Al -Haddad, it is a tragic tragic accident.”

Footage of the tram -like Montessic site, which transports people up and down in very slope hills in the Portuguese capital, was destroyed, and emergency workers who pull people from debris.

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President Marcelo Reblo de Sousa expressed his regret for the tragic accident in a statement, expressing his hope that the authorities would soon put the accident.

The line, which was opened in 1885, connects the downtown area of ​​Lisbon near the restaurant square with Bairro Alto (the upper quarter), which is famous for its vibrant night life.

It is one of three Qatari lines managed by the Carris Municipal Transport Company and is used by tourists as well as the local residents.

Two cars are connected to the opposite tip of the transport cable with traction provided by electric motors on the two cars.

It seems that the car at the bottom of the line is not damaged, but the video clips created by the user that was broadcast by Portugal CNN showed that it was shaken violently when the other went out of its path and many passengers come out of the windows and the people screaming.

Portugal, in particular, has witnessed a tourist boom in the past decade, as visitors assembled the famous city center in the summer months.