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Car runs into Carnival revelers in Belgium, killing 6

Car crashes into Belgian carnival crowd, killing 6, official says

Reinhard Krull/EyeEm/Getty Images(STREPY-BRACQUEGNIES, Belgium) A car slammed into about 100 people, killing six, on Sunday morning during a carnival in Strépy-Bracquegnies, Belgium, officials said. At least 37 people were wounded, including 10 with life-threatening injuries, according to Belgium's Interior Ministry. A car driving at a high speed hit a crowd at about 5 a.m. local time, an official said. Two people were found inside the vehicle and arrested for murder; both are from La Louvière, deputy prosecutor Damien Verheyen said at a news conference. No charges have been filed yet. Between 150 and 200 people were gathered for the annual folklore parade when the vehicle appeared, Jacques Gobert, mayor of the nearby town of La Louviere, told Reuters. One member of the carnival troupe described the scene as "horrible," telling Reuters that they "saw bodies flying everywhere." "It was supposed to be a celebration day, but it turned out to be a tragedy,

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