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Pakistan Train Hijack LIVE Updates: BLA separatist militants hijacked a Peshawar-bound train on Tuesday, killing security personnel and taking passengers hostage.
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has been responsible for several terrorist attacks in Balochistan. (Reuters/File)
In a major escalation of conflict in Pakistan, separatist militants in Balochistan province attacked a Peshawar-bound train on Tuesday, taking nearly 400 passengers hostage.
In a statement, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a militant separatist group responsible for several deadly attacks, claimed responsibility for the hostage crisis and said they had taken hostages from the train, including security forces. Six military personnel were killed in the attack, they said.
“The Baloch Liberation Army has carried out a meticulously planned operation in Mashkaf, Dhadar, Bolan, where our freedom fighters have blown up the railway track, forcing the Jaffar Express to come to a halt. The fighters swiftly took control of the train, holding all passengers hostage,” it said.
A train driver was allegedly injured in the firing on Tuesday, according to police and railway officials. Teh train was on its way to Peshawar from Quetta when it was fired upon. Rescue teams and security forces have reached the scene, and an operation is underway to track down the militants.
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Pakistan Train Hijack Live Updates: What Did The Baloch Liberation Army Say?
Taking responsibility for the attack, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) said it fired upon the Jaffar Express train en route to Peshawar, killing six security personnel and taking hundreds of passengers hostage.
“This operation is being conducted jointly by the Majeed Brigade, STOS, and Fateh Squad —specialized units of the BLA. Any military incursion will be met with an equally forceful response,” it said in a statement, warning that it will execute passengers if a military operation is conducted.
Pakistan Train Hijack Live Updates: How Many Passengers Were In The Train?
While some reports suggest that there were 400 passengers in the train, Controller Railways Muhammad Kashif told Dawn that the train, comprising nine coaches, had 500 passengers on board. The train was stopped by the armed militants in Tunnel No 8 en route to Peshawar, he said.
Pakistan Train Hijack Live Updates: Peshawar-Bound Train Hijacked By Militants
The separatist group, Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fired upon a train on its way from Quetta to Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing security personnel and holding hundreds of passengers hostage.
