Pakistan Army Frees More Than 100 Hostages After Separatists Hijack Train, Kill At Least 21 Passengers

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Baloch Liberation Army: Who are the militants behind Pakistan train hijacking?

The BLA and fellow insurgent groups accuse Pakistan’s federal government of unfairly exploiting the natural resources like oil and minerals found in Balochistan, the country’s largest but least populous province bordering Afghanistan and Iran.

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Pakistan says insurgents who attacked a passenger train killed 21 hostages while all others freed

Insurgents who attacked a passenger train carrying 440 passengers in restive southwestern Pakistan killed 21 hostages before security forces killed all 33 of the assailants, and all other passengers were rescued, officials said Wednesday. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the separatist Baloch Liberation Army group was behind the attack, and the military operation “has successfully reached its logical conclusion.”

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Gunmen KILL 21 hostages on hijacked train in 'doomsday scenes'

The Jaffar Express, carrying around 425 passengers from Quetta to Peshawar, was ambushed on Tuesday by heavily armed militants from the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), who took a number of passengers hostage.

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Militants attack train, take hostages in Pakistan’s Balochistan province

Authorities say the Jaffar Express was traveling north from Quetta to Peshawar. The train was carrying roughly 450 passengers, including security personnel. The Baloch Liberation Army, or BLA, quickly claimed responsibility for the attack. The banned separatist militant outfit said it had blown up tracks and taken passengers hostage.

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Pakistan says insurgents who attacked a passenger train killed 21 hostages while all others freed

Pakistani security forces battle to free about 300 hostages aboard a hijacked train. Officials said the hostages were surrounded by militants wearing vests loaded with explosives. At least 27 militants have been killed and security forces rescued more than 150 of the 450 people who were on the train when it was hijacked.

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Militants kill 10 people after hijacking passenger train, taking hostages in western Pakistan, officials say

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Train hijackers 'murder 50 passengers' before Pakistan military kill all insurgents and rescue 300

Train hijackers 'murder 50 passengers' before Pakistan military kill all insurgents and rescue 300. Baloch Liberation Army group claimed responsibility for the attack and has said 50 out of the 400 hostages have been killed. Pakistan military today confirmed the day-long standoff had come to an end.

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Pakistan Train Hijack :155 hostages freed, 27 rebels killed

The Jaffar Express was intercepted by armed attackers in a tunnel in a remote area on its way from Quetta to Peshawar. The rescued passengers - including 58 men, 31 women, and 15 children - were taken to Mach, a nearby town where a makeshift hospital has been set up. At least 27 rebels have been killed.

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

450 travellers were travelling from Quetta to Peshawar before there were taken hostage on Tuesday. Baloch Liberation Army group claimed responsibility for the shocking attack. Pakistani security forced engaged in a deadly battle, that has killed at least 27 militants, to rescue more than 150 people so far.

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Pakistan authorities race to rescue hostages following Balochistan terror attack

More than 214 hostages are still being held by the Balochistan Liberation Army after separatists ambushed a train in northern Pakistan on Tuesday.

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Pakistan army says 300 hostages freed from train

Twenty-one civilian hostages and four military personnel were killed. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) are demanding greater autonomy for Balochistan. They have attacked military camps and trains in the past, but this is the first time they have hijacked a train. The military is continuing its search operation in the area.

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Separatists Are Still Holding Hundreds of Hostages in Pakistan Train Standoff

Baloch Liberation Army, or B.L.A., a banned separatist group, seized the train in a remote mountainous region. The group claimed to be holding at least 214 people, including military personnel and civilian law enforcement officers. The crisis is a dramatic escalation of a long-running separatist insurgency in Pakistan's southwest.

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More than 100 passengers freed from Pakistani train hijacked by militants

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Pakistan train hijack: BLA militants killed, all hostages freed; 27 off-duty soldiers dead

All hostages taken hostage by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) militants in southwestern Pakistan have been freed. All rebels, who were involved in the Pakistan train hijack, have also been killed in a Pakistani Army operation. The Jaffar Express, carrying around 400 passengers in nine bogies, was traveling from Quetta in southwestern Balochistan to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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At least 450 taken hostage in Pakistan train attack

Balochistan Liberation Army says it has taken 182 military personnel hostage. Militant group says it killed 20 Pakistani military personnel and shot down a drone. Pakistani authorities have not confirmed civilians were released. The attack happened in mountainous area right before a tunnel, making a rescue very difficult.

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