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Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, April 3

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Seven people were killed in a car crash in northern Spain early Saturday, according to local officials.

The accident, which involved two cars, took place outside the town of Figueres, near the border with France. One person was seriously injured. (Spain-Car Crash)

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BRUSSELS -- Brussels Airport will reopen on Sunday with three symbolic passenger flights scheduled, 12 days after the bomb attacks, CEO of the airport Arnaud Feist announced on Saturday.

In the days following, the number of flights will be gradually increased and passenger flights will also land at Brussels Airport, Feist said in a statement. (Brussels-Airport-After Attacks)

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YEREVAN -- A total of 18 Armenian soldiers have been killed, 35 wounded in border clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops on the Karabakh conflict zone, according to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan Saturday.

During the National Security Council meeting, Sargsyan called Saturday's clash one of large scale since the cease-fire in 1994. "Due to the coordinated defensive actions, Armenian troops managed to take control of the situation," Sargsyan added. (Armenia-Azerbaijan-Border Clashes)

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ANKARA -- At least one Turkish soldier and one police officer were killed in clashes with the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkish provinces of Sirnak and Hakkari on Saturday, Dogan News reported.

Meanwhile, a suspect of a PKK car bomb attack in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakir, which killed seven police officers and wounded more than 27 on Thursday, has been arrested in Kocakoy, a Diyarbakir village, Dogan reported Saturday. (Turkey-PKK-Clashes) Endi