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Passengers released from a train that was attacked in Pakistan receive medical treatment

(12 Mar 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Quetta, Pakistan - 11 March 2025 1. Various of passengers released after an insurgent attack on their train, being examined by medics, receiving treatment at Quetta railway station 2. SOUNDBITE (Urdu): Noor Muhammad, passenger “First, they (militants) hit the engine with an RPG, after that gunfire started, and explosions were heard, RPGs were used. God saved us! They made us get off (the train) and told us to get down or they would shoot. We got down and then they said 'leave'.” 3. Muhammad and his wife leaving 4. Various of released passenger receiving treatment 5. Various of relatives hugging and crying 6. Various of relatives hugging passengers, leaving building ++NIGHT SHOTS++ STORYLINE: Some of the passengers rescued after Pakistani insurgents attacked a train in southwestern Balochistan province on Tuesday were receiving medical treatment at an impromptu relief centre set up at Quetta railway station. One of the released men, Noor Muhammad, described how militants used RPGs and guns to attack the train as it passed through a tunnel. The Pakistani insurgents who attacked the passenger train carrying several hundred people claimed to have taken more than 100 hostages, though officials later said at least 104 were rescued. The fate of the other passengers wasn't immediately known. Security officials said the attackers blew up the railroad track in the southwestern Balochistan province and exchanged fire with security guards aboard the train while using women and children as human shields. Officials said some passengers, including women and children, were wounded in the attack. The train was traveling from the provincial capital, Quetta, to the northern city of Peshawar when it came under attack in Bolan district, government spokesman Shahid Rind said, calling it “an act of terrorism." Rind said access to the area wasn’t easy because of the rugged, mountainous terrain. The separatist Baloch Liberation Army known as the BLA, which has waged a yearslong insurgency, claimed responsibility and said the hostages included members of the security forces who had been on board. Pakistani officials did not confirm that security forces were captured. Trains in Balochistan typically have security personnel on board. In a statement, BLA spokesman Jeeyand Baloch said the group was ready to free passengers if the government agrees to release the group's jailed militants. Government officials weren't immediately available to discuss the offer, but authorities have rejected such offers in the past. Pakistan and the United States have designated the BLA as a terrorist organization. Officials at Pakistan Railways said the Jafar Express train was carrying an estimated 500 passengers. AP video by Khalil Ahmed and Furqan =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...