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German motorway bus fire kills 20 German motorway bus fire kills 20
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About 20 people have been killed in a fire on a bus on a motorway near the German city of Hanover, police say.About 20 people have been killed in a fire on a bus on a motorway near the German city of Hanover, police say.
Another 10 people were able to escape from the vehicle after the fire started, on the A2 Autobahn.Another 10 people were able to escape from the vehicle after the fire started, on the A2 Autobahn.
The bus was reported to have been travelling to Berlin when the fire broke out, trapping some passengers.
A spokesman for Lower Saxony's interior ministry told the Associated Press that it was not yet known what had caused the fire.A spokesman for Lower Saxony's interior ministry told the Associated Press that it was not yet known what had caused the fire.