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Armed separatists take 450 train passengers in Pakistan as hostages
In Belutschistan separatists storm a train and take more than 450 passengers, including women and children, as hostages. They threaten the consequences of liberation attempts.
Armed fighters have taken more than 450 train passengers as hostages in the Pakistani province of Belutschistan. “Women and children are among passengers,” said a spokesman for the authorities in the provincial capital Quetta on Tuesday of the AFP news agency. The separatist movement of Belutschistan (BLA) was committed to the hostage -taking in the remote Sibi district.
The armed fighters had blown up the railway tracks and stormed the blocked train, explained the BLA. It threatened “serious consequences” if an exemption of the hostages should be tried.
Fights in Belutschistan in Pakistan for decades
Belutschistan is located in the southwest of Pakistan on the border with Afghanistan and Iran and is the poorest province in the country. Separatism groups have been fighting against the security forces for decades. Islamist groups such as the Pakistani Taliban are also active there. Armed and fatal attacks occur regularly.
The BLA is the most active armed separatist movement in the raw material -rich region. The militia has intensified its attacks on security forces and residents of neighboring provinces in recent years. According to experts, more than 1,600 people were killed in attacks in Pakistan in 2024.
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Source: Stern
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