Dozens killed after train blast in Pakistan's Balochistan
The Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility as rescue teams worked after the blast killed at least 24 people and injured more than 50, officials said.
- On Sunday, May 24, 2026, a blast targeting a train carrying military personnel near Chaman Phatak in Quetta killed at least 24 people and injured more than 50, officials said.
- The Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack, stating the operation targeted 'occupying forces' amid a long-running insurgency against the federal government in Balochistan.
- Shattering nearby building windows, the explosion derailed three coaches while overturning two others, and charred at least 10 vehicles parked near the site in Quetta.
- Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti condemned the 'terrorist attack' and vowed to 'hunt down the terrorists' one by one, while authorities declared an emergency in local hospitals.
- Railways Minister Hanif Abbasi asserted that 'anti-Pakistan elements operating from India and Afghanistan were sponsoring terrorism' to destabilize the country, vowing such networks would not succeed.
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A suicide bombing near a railway track in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23 people
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday, killing
Separatists in Pakistan's Balochistan province have been fighting for independence for years. Now, an attack on a train has resulted in numerous deaths. The attack is believed to have targeted members of the army.
At least 24 people were killed on Sunday in an explosive attack on a train carrying military personnel in the unstable Baluchistan province of south-western Pakistan, a senior official said.
At least 24 killed in Pakistan train blast
A blast targeting a train carrying military personnel killed at least 24 people on Sunday in Pakistan's turbulent southwestern province of Balochistan, a senior official said.Army servicemen were among the victims of the attack in the provincial capital Quetta, which wounded more than 50 people, the official told AFP.The attack, which was claimed by the...
More than 20 people were killed in a bomb attack on a train in southwest Pakistan.
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