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According to the incident service of Saed News, citing IRNA, Pakistani news networks reported a few hours ago that a passenger train traveling from the city of Quetta to Peshawar in the Balochistan province had stopped. They announced that armed elements' shooting had led to the injury of the train driver.
The Pakistani Interior Minister described today’s incident as a "terrorist act" carried out by separatist elements.
It is said that approximately 400 passengers were taken hostage by the terrorist elements, and they threatened that if the military or police intervened, all the passengers aboard the train would be killed.
Meanwhile, Pakistani media, referencing a statement issued by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), reported that the separatist rebels, after shooting and explosions, seized the train.
Some sources reported clashes between security forces and the rebels at the train’s stopping point in the "Bolan" area, during which three attackers were killed. Subsequently, 20 other passengers were rescued from the rebels' captivity.
In another statement, the Baloch separatist rebels claimed to have taken 182 passengers, including many security forces and intelligence officials, hostage, and during the clash with the army, they killed 11 Pakistani soldiers. However, this claim has not been confirmed by Pakistani authorities.
Pakistani security sources stated that operations to rescue the passengers from the separatist rebels in Balochistan continue.
Security sources told Pakistani media that the terrorists had hidden in one of the tunnels on the train's route and, after shooting and an explosion, stopped the train, taking dozens of passengers, most of whom were women and children, as hostages.
Operations against the terrorists continue despite the difficult terrain and the distance of the road from the train's stopping point. Pakistan’s intelligence agencies are in contact with foreign entities regarding the connection between the kidnappers and attackers.
Pakistani security sources added that the abduction of defenseless civilians, including women and children, proves that the terrorists have no connection to Islam, the people of Balochistan, or Pakistan.
Earlier this year, in mid-November, the separatist and terrorist group, Baloch Liberation Army, claimed responsibility for a deadly explosion at the Quetta train station, which left 22 victims.
