URGENT: Boy, 3, pulled from funicular crash that has shocked Portugal

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE Boy, 3, pulled from funicular crash that has shocked Portugal36 minutes agoShareSaveAlice CuddySenior international reporter, in Lisbon ShareSaveReutersThere is a palpable sense of shock on the faces of people looking at the wreckage of a funicular crash in the Portuguese capital where 16 people died - but a three-year-old German boy was among the lucky survivors.He was pulled from the carriage where his father reportedly died and his mother was among more than 20 other people who were injured.Nationals of Portugal, South Korea, Switzerland, Canada, Germany and Ukraine are believed to be among the dead, police say. It is still unclear what caused the crash. KEY DETAILS: • The capital's public transport operator, Carris, said all funiculars would be inspected and that it had launched an independent investigation. • Portugal's political elite turned up at the Church of St Dominic on Thursday night for a service held in honour of those killed. • Outside the church, people called for a thorough investigation into what happened. This is a developing story. More details will be provided as they become available. *Source: Bbc*