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A soldier (left) works to evacuate freed train passengers at the Mach railway station, which has been turned into a makeshift hospital, after Pakistani security forces freed nearly 80 passengers following a security operation against armed militants who ambushed the train in the remote mountainous area, in Mach, southwestern Balochistan province.—AF

155 hostages freed, 27 militants killed in Pakistan train siege

By Islam Al-Sharaa

March 12, 2025 | 11:46 a.m EDT

SIBI: Pakistan security sources said Wednesday they had freed 155 hostages from around 450 passengers while killing 27 militants as a Pakistan train siege in restive Balochistan province entered a second day.

"Security forces have safely rescued 155 passengers... 27 terrorists have been eliminated," a security source said, adding the operation was still "ongoing".—AFP

LAST UPDATE: March 12, 2025 11:46 AM

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