Militants have made bombers wearing “suicide jackets” sit next to some of the hostages. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Pakistani insurgents took over a passenger train carrying an estimated 500 people on Tuesday, with the separatists threatening to kill some 182 hostages if their demands are not met.

Pakistani security forces said 155 hostages were freed, while 27 suspected militants were killed during a security operation that continued on Wednesday to free passengers held hostage following an ambush on a train in the country's southwestern Balochistan province.