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Ottawa man confirmed dead in Lisbon funicular derailment

An Ottawa man was among the tourists killed when a streetcar crashed in Lisbon earlier this month, his family has confirmed. Aziz Benharref, 42, lived in Ottawa's Orleans neighbourhood and was on vacation in Portugal with his wife when the derailment happened.

Aziz Benharref was on vacation in Portugal with his wife when streetcar crashed

Aziz Benharref and Hind Iguernane

An Ottawa man was among the tourists killed when a streetcar crashed in Lisbon earlier this month, his family has confirmed.

Aziz Benharref, 42, lived in Ottawa's Orleans neighbourhood and was on vacation in Portugal with his wife when the derailment happened.

A GoFundMe fundraising page says she suffered multiple serious injuries.

Global Affairs Canada has said it is aware of the death of two Canadian citizens in the crash.

A couple from Quebec had been identified earlier as among the 16 people killed in the accident.

With files from Nathan Fung

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