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All Hostages Freed, 28 Soldiers Killed In Pak Train Siege
More than 340 train passengers taken hostage by a rebel group were freed Wednesday by security forces after a 30-hour siege, an army official told AFP, confirming that 27 off-duty soldiers were shot by rebels.
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'Held Breath Through Firing': Passengers Describe Pakistan Train Hijack Scenes
400 passengers were travelling from Quetta to Peshawar on Tuesday when the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) attacked the train and took some as hostages.
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With Law Students, Medical Grads, How Baloch Liberation Army Ramps Up Violence
The BLA claims that the Pakistani military and Punjabi elite are exploiting the region's resources for their own benefit, leaving the local population impoverished and marginalised.
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Pakistan Train Hijack: 190 Passengers Rescued By Security Forces
Pakistan security sources on Wednesday said the military had freed 190 train passengers taken hostage by gunmen on the second day of a siege in the mountainous southwest.
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Baloch Rebels Release Video Of How They Blew Up Train Tracks, Took Hostages
A rebel group in Pakistan's south-western Balochistan bombed a section of the railway track and stormed a train on Tuesday afternoon in the mountainous southwest, shows a video released by the Baloch Liberation Army.
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"No Words To Describe": Freed Pak Train Hijack Hostage Recounts Horror
Rebels waging a war of independence against the Pakistani state set off explosions on the railway track in a remote area of Balochistan, forcing the train to a halt and taking more than 450 passengers hostage.
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Pakistan Train Hijack Live Updates: 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 - a route that was made operational after a month-long suspension.
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Pakistan Launches "Full Scale" Ops Against Train Hijackers, 155 Hostages Rescued
Pakistan has launched a "full scale" military operation to rescue the hostages from a train hijacked by armed rebels in the restive Balochistan region. Over 150 passengers have been rescued so far by the forces overnight.
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Dozens Freed, Hundreds Still Held Hostage As Rebels Hijack Train In Pakistan
Pakistani troops freed dozens of train passengers taken hostage by armed militants in the country's southwest on Tuesday, with hundreds more still being held in the deadly siege.
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All About Baloch Liberation Army Rebels Behind Train Hijacking In Pakistan
Separatist militant group the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed that they had taken hostages during an attack on a train carrying hundreds of people, including paramilitary troops, in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday and threatened to kill them.
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Dozens Freed, Hundreds Still Held Hostage As Rebels Hijack Train In Pak
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) which seeks independence for Balochistan from Pakistan in a statement said it took control of a train and kept over 180 passengers, most of them Pakistani soldiers, hostages.
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Pak Rights Panel "Alarmed" By Reports Of 30 Hindus Held Hostage In Sindh
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised alarm over thirty Hindus including both women and children reportedly being taken hostage by organised criminal gangs in Pakistan's Sindh.
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Gujarat Couple With Illegal US Entry Plan Held Hostage By Pak Agent: Cops
A young couple from Naroda in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city who planned to enter the United States of America illegally has been held hostage in Iran by a Pakistani agent who has sought money for their release, a police official said here on Monday.
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All Hostages Freed, Captors Killed As Pakistan Police Station Siege Ends
All 33 suspected terrorist prisoners who seized a Pakistan police station over the weekend were killed and their hostages freed in a clearance operation by special forces on Tuesday, the defence minister said.
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Schools Shut As Taliban Seize Police Station In Pakistan
Local schools were ordered shut on Tuesday out of fear of more kidnappings as a hostage situation at a police station taken over by jailed Pakistan Taliban fighters dragged into its third day.
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All Hostages Freed, 28 Soldiers Killed In Pak Train Siege
More than 340 train passengers taken hostage by a rebel group were freed Wednesday by security forces after a 30-hour siege, an army official told AFP, confirming that 27 off-duty soldiers were shot by rebels.
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'Held Breath Through Firing': Passengers Describe Pakistan Train Hijack Scenes
400 passengers were travelling from Quetta to Peshawar on Tuesday when the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) attacked the train and took some as hostages.
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With Law Students, Medical Grads, How Baloch Liberation Army Ramps Up Violence
The BLA claims that the Pakistani military and Punjabi elite are exploiting the region's resources for their own benefit, leaving the local population impoverished and marginalised.
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Pakistan Train Hijack: 190 Passengers Rescued By Security Forces
Pakistan security sources on Wednesday said the military had freed 190 train passengers taken hostage by gunmen on the second day of a siege in the mountainous southwest.
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Baloch Rebels Release Video Of How They Blew Up Train Tracks, Took Hostages
A rebel group in Pakistan's south-western Balochistan bombed a section of the railway track and stormed a train on Tuesday afternoon in the mountainous southwest, shows a video released by the Baloch Liberation Army.
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"No Words To Describe": Freed Pak Train Hijack Hostage Recounts Horror
Rebels waging a war of independence against the Pakistani state set off explosions on the railway track in a remote area of Balochistan, forcing the train to a halt and taking more than 450 passengers hostage.
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Pakistan Train Hijack Live Updates: 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 - a route that was made operational after a month-long suspension.
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Pakistan Launches "Full Scale" Ops Against Train Hijackers, 155 Hostages Rescued
Pakistan has launched a "full scale" military operation to rescue the hostages from a train hijacked by armed rebels in the restive Balochistan region. Over 150 passengers have been rescued so far by the forces overnight.
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Dozens Freed, Hundreds Still Held Hostage As Rebels Hijack Train In Pakistan
Pakistani troops freed dozens of train passengers taken hostage by armed militants in the country's southwest on Tuesday, with hundreds more still being held in the deadly siege.
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All About Baloch Liberation Army Rebels Behind Train Hijacking In Pakistan
Separatist militant group the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed that they had taken hostages during an attack on a train carrying hundreds of people, including paramilitary troops, in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday and threatened to kill them.
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Dozens Freed, Hundreds Still Held Hostage As Rebels Hijack Train In Pak
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) which seeks independence for Balochistan from Pakistan in a statement said it took control of a train and kept over 180 passengers, most of them Pakistani soldiers, hostages.
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Pak Rights Panel "Alarmed" By Reports Of 30 Hindus Held Hostage In Sindh
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised alarm over thirty Hindus including both women and children reportedly being taken hostage by organised criminal gangs in Pakistan's Sindh.
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Gujarat Couple With Illegal US Entry Plan Held Hostage By Pak Agent: Cops
A young couple from Naroda in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city who planned to enter the United States of America illegally has been held hostage in Iran by a Pakistani agent who has sought money for their release, a police official said here on Monday.
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All Hostages Freed, Captors Killed As Pakistan Police Station Siege Ends
All 33 suspected terrorist prisoners who seized a Pakistan police station over the weekend were killed and their hostages freed in a clearance operation by special forces on Tuesday, the defence minister said.
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Schools Shut As Taliban Seize Police Station In Pakistan
Local schools were ordered shut on Tuesday out of fear of more kidnappings as a hostage situation at a police station taken over by jailed Pakistan Taliban fighters dragged into its third day.
