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Brussels police thwart potential terror attack at train station

Security forces in Brussels are on alert Wednesday after police stopped a suspect from carrying out a major terror attack at the city's central train station Tuesday night. A suitcase packed with nails and gas canisters exploded twice, but failed to fully detonate. The 36-year-old attacker shouted "Allahu Akbar" before officers shot and killed him.
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