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Posted on March 12, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleThe Pakistan army ended a military operation against militants who hijacked a train in southwest Pakistan, resulting in the deaths of 33 militants and 21 hostages.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A military operation against militants who hijacked a train carrying hundreds of passengers in southwest Pakistan has ended, a spokesman for the army said late on Wednesday.
Some 33 militants and 21 hostages were killed during the operation, the spokesman said in a television broadcast.
Dozens of separatist Balochi militants blew up a railway track and lobbed rockets on Tuesday at the Jaffar Express, carrying more than 400 passengers, authorities said previously. Some of the militants wore suicide vests and were seated among the hostages, the government said, complicating rescue efforts.
(Reporting by Asif Shahzad; Writing by Charlotte Greenfield; Editing by Gareth Jones)
The military operation concluded with the deaths of 33 militants and 21 hostages.
Dozens of separatist Balochi militants attacked the Jaffar Express, blowing up a railway track and firing rockets at the train.
The Jaffar Express was carrying more than 400 passengers at the time of the attack.
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