After a passenger train was hijacked by militants in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Tuesday, the country’s security forces have gunned down at least 16 hijackers, while 104 passengers were rescued.
Over a hundred hostages have been freed after armed rebels hijacked a train carrying over 400 passengers in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan region. Authorities said at least 16 rebels have been killed in a firefight with the forces.
The security forces managed to rescue 104 hostages after a gunfight with the rebels. The rescued passengers – including 58 men, 31 women and 15 children – were taken to Mach, a nearby town where a makeshift hospital has been set up.
The gunfight between the rebels of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and the Pakistani forces continued overnight. It’s not clear how many hostages remained on board Jaffar Express. The BLA has denied any casualties and claimed to have killed 30 soldiers, which has not been confirmed by authorities.
The report added that the clean-up operation will continue until all passengers are rescued from the train.
Some of the hostage passengers have reportedly been taken into the mountains, with the security forces pursuing them in the dark.
According to the sources, the rescued passengers, including 58 men, 31 women, and 15 children, were sent to Mach (a town in the Kachhi district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan) by another train.
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