Hundreds were held on a swollen train in Pakistan as the terrorists of the Balochistan Army, Battalion Troops

Quetta, Pakistan – Pakistani security forces struggled about hundreds of separatist militants who held about 300 hostages on Wednesday on the train they abducted in a remote southwest of the country, the officials said. At least 30 militants were killed, safety officials said, while about 190 of about 450 passengers were initially rescued.

The militants who wore vests filled with explosives surrounded the remaining 250 hostages after an attack on the train, which occurred when he entered a tunnel in Bolan on Tuesday, a district in the Province of Restiva Balochistan.

The Baloch Liberation Army, the US and Pakistani terrorist organization that led a multi -year rebellion in Pakistan, took responsibility for the attack. Jeeyand Baloch spokesman said the group was ready to free the passengers if the authorities agreed to let go into closed militants.

Authorities have announced that the rescued from Wednesday included women and children, while the undiscovered number of security staff was killed, according to three security officials who spoke with the Associated Press, on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.

According to officials, the train was partially in the tunnel when militants blew up trails and immobilized the engine and its nine coaches. The driver wounded the shooting critically and the guards were attacked on the train, although officials did not give details about the number of guards who were on board or their fate.

The safety officer in the capital of the Quetta Province told CBS News’ Sami Yousafzai that the militants had divided hostages into small groups and used them as human shields. Black warned that the life of the hostage would be in danger if the Government did not negotiate a prisoner’s release.

Local residents reported that dozens of coffins transported to the area in the second train, raising the fear of mass casualties.

One passenger, Muhammad Bashir, told the local media that the militants had broken through the train and ordered families to leave. While he was with his family, Bashir said, the attackers told everyone to leave and do not look back.

Travelers who made him from the train were sent to their hometowns, while wounded were treated in hospitals in Mach Balochistan County. The others were taken to Quett, the capital about 60 miles away.

The train traveled from Quette to the northern town of Peshawar when the attack occurred.

The focus for the rebellion

G It is the first time Blar has been abducted by the train.

The Government has rejected requests to replace militant prison in the past.

Balochistan, which borders on Iran and Afghanistan, has long been the focal point of separatist rebellion against the leadership of all three countries, and the militants demanded greater autonomy and a higher proportion of natural resources of the region.

The main rebellions, however, focused on Pakistan and Iran. The Government of each country suspects others to support – or at least tolerate – some of the groups operating on the other side of the appropriate borders.

In Iran, the militant group Jaish al-Adl has performed many attacks in recent years. Tehran sought help from Pakistan in contrast to the threat from Jaish Al-Ala, and Pakistan also wants Tehran to deny the mud of fighters. In January 2024, the two countries became involved in the Tit-Za-Tat Air attack, targeting rebels within the border areas, killing at least 11 people, but later quickly made the situation through conversations

The Balochistan trains usually have safety staff on board because members of the army often use them to travel from Quette to other parts of the country. The militants have attacked trains in the past, but have never been able to abduct.

In November, Blane made a suicide bombing at the Quetti train station, which killed 26 people.

Pakistani authorities and analysts estimate that Black has about 3,000 fighters.

Analysts said the train attack, bringing so much civilians to danger, could return the fire for Bla.

“After he did not harm the Pakistani army in Balokistan, Black shifted his goals from military to unarmed civilians. This can give them current public and media attention, but this will weaken their support database within the civilian population, which is their ultimate goal,” said Syed Muhammad Ali, an independent analyst based.

Balokistan rich in oil and minerals is the largest but least inhabited by Pakistan Province. It is the center of the ethnic minority in the country, whose members say they face discrimination and exploitation by the central government.

Bla regularly aiming for Pakistani security forces, but also attacked civilians in the past, including Chinese nationals working on multi-million dollar projects associated with the Economic Corridor of China-Pakistan or CPEC.

Pakistan hosts thousands of Chinese workers as part of the Beijing and Road Initiative, which builds the main infrastructure projects, including the ports and airports in Balochistan.