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Reports from Belgium say at least 20 people have been killed in a head-on collision between two trains outside the capital, Brussels. | |
Railway officials said the two trains collided during the morning rush hour at Halle, south-west of Brussels. | |
The mayor of Halle told Belgian media that at least 20 people had been killed in the crash, but railway officials could not confirm the figure. | |
Belgian media said the trains collided in snowy conditions. | |
Railway services in the area, including the high-speed line between Paris and Brussels, have been blocked. |