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Brussels ready to help North Korea

The EU has said it is standing ready to assist in the aftermath of Thursday's train catastrophe in North Korea.

It is unclear what exactly happened yesterday in the town of Ryonchon near the Chinese border, or indeed how many people have been killed.

It is thought the accident was caused by a train carrying an explosive cargo, although details are sketchy.

Scores of people are said to have been killed, with some estimates putting the number of fatalities in the thousands.<...

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A Commission representative will visit the site late tonight (Photo: European Commission)

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