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"As Soon As Train Stopped...": Hijacked Pak Train Driver Recalls Executions
Some hostages crouched on the floor for as long as 27 hours, remaining motionless, while some could only gasp in shock as armed rebels entered the train and began executing passengers.
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"Hostages Used As Human Shields": Pakistan Train Siege Ends After 30 Hours
The Jaffar Express, carrying 440 passengers, was hijacked by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) members when it was going from Quetta to Peshawar.
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All Hostages Freed, 27 Soldiers Killed In Pakistan 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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Hostage Crisis On Swiss Train, Suspect With An Axe, WhatsApp Negotiations
A hostage situation on a train in the west of Switzerland on Thursday night ended with the suspect killed in a police raid and the hostages safely freed, authorities said.
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Israel Army Says Raided A Hamas Facility Used To Train For Oct 7 Attack
Israel's army said Sunday its forces had raided a Hamas training facility in Gaza where militants prepared for the October 7 attack on Israel.
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"As Soon As Train Stopped...": Hijacked Pak Train Driver Recalls Executions
Some hostages crouched on the floor for as long as 27 hours, remaining motionless, while some could only gasp in shock as armed rebels entered the train and began executing passengers.
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"Hostages Used As Human Shields": Pakistan Train Siege Ends After 30 Hours
The Jaffar Express, carrying 440 passengers, was hijacked by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) members when it was going from Quetta to Peshawar.
-
All Hostages Freed, 27 Soldiers Killed In Pakistan 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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Hostage Crisis On Swiss Train, Suspect With An Axe, WhatsApp Negotiations
A hostage situation on a train in the west of Switzerland on Thursday night ended with the suspect killed in a police raid and the hostages safely freed, authorities said.
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Israel Army Says Raided A Hamas Facility Used To Train For Oct 7 Attack
Israel's army said Sunday its forces had raided a Hamas training facility in Gaza where militants prepared for the October 7 attack on Israel.
