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Home / News / World News / Photos / IN PICS: Pakistan train hijack | 27 terrorists killed as operations continue

IN PICS: Pakistan train hijack | 27 terrorists killed as operations continue

Updated On: 12 March, 2025 05:13 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Pakistani security forces killed at least 27 militants and rescued 155 passengers from a train hijacked by Baloch insurgents in the troubled Balochistan province as they continued to battle rebels for a second on Wednesday. Pics/AFP

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Pakistani security forces killed at least 27 militants and rescued 155 passengers from a train hijacked by Baloch insurgents in the troubled Balochistan province as they continued to battle rebels for a second on Wednesday. Pics/AFP

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Pakistani security forces killed at least 27 militants and rescued 155 passengers from a train hijacked by Baloch insurgents in the troubled Balochistan province as they continued to battle rebels for a second on Wednesday. Pics/AFP
<p>Security sources said 37 passengers were injured during the rescue operation and have been sent for medical treatment</p>

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Security sources said 37 passengers were injured during the rescue operation and have been sent for medical treatment

<p>The Jaffar Express, with around 500 passengers on board in nine coaches, was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar when armed men intercepted it in a tunnel near the mountainous terrain of Gudalar and Piru Kunri in the Bolan area on Tuesday afternoon</p>

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The Jaffar Express, with around 500 passengers on board in nine coaches, was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar when armed men intercepted it in a tunnel near the mountainous terrain of Gudalar and Piru Kunri in the Bolan area on Tuesday afternoon

<p>Bolan is a mountainous area of more than 100 kilometres between Quetta and Sibi. There are 17 tunnels in this area through which the railway track passes. The speed of trains is often slow in the area due to the difficult terrain</p>

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Bolan is a mountainous area of more than 100 kilometres between Quetta and Sibi. There are 17 tunnels in this area through which the railway track passes. The speed of trains is often slow in the area due to the difficult terrain

<p>The militants set off a bomb on the railway track, halting the train, and then took about 400 passengers, including women and children, hostage</p>

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The militants set off a bomb on the railway track, halting the train, and then took about 400 passengers, including women and children, hostage

<p>The attackers aimed to cause chaos and terror among the passengers during the ordeal</p>

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The attackers aimed to cause chaos and terror among the passengers during the ordeal

<p>In Balochistan, different trains including the Jaffar Express were targeted several times in terrorist attacks. Earlier in November, at least 26 people were killed and more than 40 were injured including women and children in an explosion at Quetta railway station`s platform, ARY News reported</p>

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In Balochistan, different trains including the Jaffar Express were targeted several times in terrorist attacks. Earlier in November, at least 26 people were killed and more than 40 were injured including women and children in an explosion at Quetta railway station`s platform, ARY News reported

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