At least 450 taken hostage in Pakistan train attack
Aruna Shantha
11-Mar-2025 23:04:26
Armed militants in Pakistan's Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying hundreds of passengers and taken a number of hostages, military sources have told the BBC.
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fired at the Jaffar Express Train as it travelled from Quetta to Peshawar.
A statement from the separatist group said it had bombed the track before storming the train in remote Sibi district. It claimed the train was under its control.
Pakistani police told local reporters at least three people, including the train driver, had been injured. Security forces have been sent to the scene, as well as helicopters to try to rescue hostages, police told the BBC.
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