Pakistan train hijack hostages end ordeal with arrival in Quetta
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) -Dozens of people rescued from a train hijacked by separatist militants in southwestern Pakistan arrived on Thursday in the city of Quetta, hours after security forces killed all 33 attackers to end a day-long standoff.
Pakistan’s army says insurgents who attacked a passenger train killed 21 hostages while others freed
The separatist Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for attacking the train carrying 440 passengers in a tunnel in a remote part of Balochistan. Spokesman Jeeyand Baloch had said the group was ready to free passengers if authorities agree to release jailed militants.
Pakistani official says train hijack standoff over, with 21 security forces and 30 terrorists killed
Terrorists in explosive vests have reportedly threatened Pakistan train passengers' lives if officials refuse to release imprisoned militants.
Pakistani military rescues nearly 200 passengers after train attack
The Jaffar Express, with roughly 450 people on board, was traveling north from Quetta, Balochistan, to Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, when it came under a bomb and gun attack Tuesday
Pakistani military says 21 hostages killed, remaining rescued after train hijacking
More than 400 people were on the Jaffar Express on Tuesday when militants fired on the train and blew up the track in the Balochistan region, Pakistani security officials said.
Pakistan military ends train standoff, says 21 hostages and four troops killed
Baloch separatist militants blew up a railway track and launched rockets at the Jaffar Express, which was carrying over 400 passengers.
Separatists attack train in Pakistan, fate of hundreds on board not clear: Officials
Pakistani officials say insurgents have attacked a passenger train in a tunnel, and a separatist group claims it has taken over 100 hostages
What's behind the surge in attacks and train hijacking in Pakistan’s restive southwest?
Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a yearslong insurgency, with a surge in attacks in recent years
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