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sich ereignen (v.r.)  to happen, occur

Die Explosion ereignete sich in der Nähe eines Innenstadtrestaurants [in Bagdad], das weitgehend zerstört wurde.
The explosion occurred in the vicinity of a downtown restaurant [in Baghdad] which was damaged extensively.

Related: das Ereignis event, occurrence, ereignislos uneventful(ly). ereignisreich eventful(ly)

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