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Passengers who were rescued from a train after it was attacked by separatist militants, arrive at the Railway Station in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
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Militants say they have killed 50 hostages from Pakistan train hijacking

Security officials said all the militants at the site had been killed and the operation had entered its "final phase"

Passengers who were rescued from a train after it was attacked by separatist militants, arrive at the Railway Station in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
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Pakistan train hijack: Suicide bombers complicate rescue operation, sources say

A soldier 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 104 passengers following a security operation against armed militants who ambushed the train in the remote mountainous area, in Mach, southwestern Balochistan province on March 11, 2025. Photo: AFP
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Pakistan train hijack: 190 hostages freed as rescue operation continues for 2nd day