Baloch Separatists Hijack Passenger Train in Pakistan, Threaten Hostages

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Dozens dead & 300 taken hostage as bomb-vest wearing gunman hijack train

A DEADLY firefight broke out between separatist militants and security forces in Pakistan after 300 people were held hostage on a hijacked train. At least 27 militants have been killed after gunmen wearing bomb vests stormed the train. X300 people were held hostage on a train in Pakistan[/caption] XMilitants blew up the train track and immobilised the engine[/caption] GettyFreed passengers of the hijacked Jaffar Express arrive at Quetta Railway …

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Pakistan train hijacking: 5 things to know

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani separatists have hijacked a passenger train in the first such attack in a country that has been locked in a cycle of militant v

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25 Hours On And Counting: What's Slowing Down Jaffar Express Rescue Ops, What Do Baloch Militants Want?

Balochistan Liberation Army insurgents hijacked a train near Quetta, taking passengers hostage. Pakistani forces rescued 157 so far, but rugged terrain and bombers complicate efforts.

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Gunmen have attacked a train carrying more than 400 passengers in Pakistan's Balochistan region and taken them hostage, military sources told the BBC on Tuesday. According to the latest media reports, 100 passengers managed to escape and at least 16 gunmen were killed by Wednesday morning.

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Pakistan forces launch operation to rescue hostages after militants seize train in Balochistan

SIBI, March 12 — Pakistan forces launched a “full-scale” operation on Wednesday to rescue train passengers taken hostage by militants in the mountainous southwest, with security sources saying 155 had been freed in the past 24 hours. More than 450 passengers were on board when militants captured the train at the entrance of a tunnel in a remote frontier district, with an unknown number of hostages still being held. “Information suggests that som…

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Pakistan: 155 people freed in train hostage-taking attack

ALBAWABA - Pakistani security forces were able to free at least 155 people on a train which was attacked Tuesday reportedly by Baloch separatists in the