Germany rail network briefly halted nationwide due to IT malfunction
Rail company Deutsche Bahn had to pause train services across the country for more than two-and-a-half hours.
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"we are now trying to get the trains into stations so that travellers can disembark"
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Rail company Deutsche Bahn had to pause train services across the country for more than two-and-a-half hours.
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