Pakistan train attack survivors recall the horrific moments

Record ID: 1983489

  • Title: Pakistan train attack survivors recall the horrific moments
  • Date: 14th March 2025
  • Summary: QUETTA, PAKISTAN (MARCH 14, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF AMBULANCES PARKED OUTSIDE HOSPITAL HOSPITAL STAFF WALKING ALONG HOSPITAL CORRIDOR ALONGSIDE MEDICAL STRETCHERS RELATIVES OF INJURED AND SURVIVORS STANDING OUTSIDE THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT DOOR TO THE MALE WARD INJURED LYING ON HOSPITAL BEDS RELATIVES SITTING AT BEDSIDE OF INJURED INJURED AND SURVIVORS OF TRAIN ATTACK LY
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  • Keywords: Afganistan Baloch Liberation Army Balochistan province Chaudhry Iran Jaffar Express Pakistan crime hijacking hostages militants military passengers siege terrorism train train attack train tracks
  • Location: QUETTA, PAKISTAN
  • City: QUETTA, PAKISTAN
  • Country: Pakistan
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA001888314032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Survivors of a Pakistan train attack in the country's southwestern mountains recalled their harrowing experiences from Quetta hospital on Friday (March 14).
    One of the victims, Nayyer Hasnain, said he and his family were returning to Lahore when the train was hijacked. Another survivor, Mohammad Amir, said he was shot as he tried to escape the militants.
    The separatist Baloch Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for hijacking the Jaffar Express on Tuesday (March 11).
    During the attack they blew up train tracks and held passengers hostage in a day-long standoff with security forces in a remote mountain pass in Balochistan province.
    Pakistan's military spokesman said on Friday the death toll in a train hijacking in the country's southwestern mountains had risen to 31 and he repeated accusations that neighboring India and Afghanistan backed the militants who carried it out.
    Both countries have already denied the accusations, saying that the insurgency is Pakistan's internal problem.
    (Production: Khair Mohammad, Salah Uddin, Shahabuddin Shahab)
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