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Pakistani security forces exchange gunfire with separatists holding about 300 people hostage aboard a train
Pakistani security forces exchange gunfire with separatists holding about 300 people hostage aboard a trainABC News - Mar. 12 -
Pakistani officials say insurgent attack on train has ended; some hostages are dead
Pakistani authorities say an insurgent attack on a train carrying hundreds of people has ended, with all attackers killed following a daylong standoffABC News - Mar. 12 -
Pakistani forces battle to free hundreds of hostages on hijacked train
Terrorists in explosive vests have reportedly threatened Pakistan train passengers' lives if officials refuse to release imprisoned militants.CBS News - Mar. 12 -
Pakistani leader calls for unity to combat militants after a surge in attacks
Pakistan’s prime minister has called on country’s political leadership to unite in its resolve to combat militants following a surge in deadly violenceABC News - Mar. 18 -
Inside the Pakistan Train Hijacking Standoff
Pakistani security forces declared an end to ethnic separatists’ seizure of a train carrying more than 400 people.The New York Times - Mar. 13 -
Separatists attack train in Pakistan, fate of hundreds on board not clear: Officials
Pakistani officials say insurgents have attacked a passenger train in a tunnel, and a separatist group claims it has taken over 100 hostagesABC News - Mar. 11 -
Packed passenger train possibly hijacked in Pakistan terrorist attack
The Balochistan Liberation Army claims it killed 6 security forces and seized a Pakistani passenger train carrying about 500 people in a remote, mountainous region.CBS News - Mar. 11 -
Pakistan Separatists Hijack Train With 400 Onboard and Give Ultimatum
The militants, Baloch ethnic fighters, said they would kill dozens of seized security personnel if the Pakistani government did not agree to a prisoner exchange.The New York Times - Mar. 11 -
Pakistan rescues remaining hostages after militants kill 100 people in train hijack
Pakistani forces have freed 190 passengers from a train that was hijacked by militants, as fighting continued to free more hostages held by militants in explosives-filled vests.NBC News - Mar. 12 -
‘He only wanted revenge’: the bloody insurgency in Balochistan gaining lethal momentum
Rebellion fuelled by violent tactics of Pakistani military has become increasingly sophisticated. No one knows how Kamran Hasan became a militant. The history-loving 23-year-old had returned home ...The Guardian - 3d