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Bomb Attack on Pakistan Train Kills 29, Injures 102

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • At least 29 people died and 102 were injured in a bomb attack on a commuter train in Quetta, Pakistan.
  • The train was traveling from a military residential area when the explosion occurred near a railway crossing.
  • Pakistani officials blamed "hostile forces" operating from Afghanistan, with alleged Indian sponsorship, for destabilizing the country.

A devastating bomb attack on a commuter train in Quetta, Pakistan, on Sunday claimed at least 29 lives and left 102 people injured. The train, en route from a military residential area, was struck by an explosion near the Chaman Phatak railway crossing in the province of Balochistan.

In the explosion, 29 passengers have died and 102 are injured. The nature of the explosion is being determined.

· Hameed Ali ShahA police official from the Quetta police control confirmed the casualty figures and the ongoing investigation into the explosion.

Police officials confirmed the casualties, stating that the nature of the explosion was under investigation. The powerful blast caused the locomotive and three carriages to derail, with two of them overturning. The force of the detonation also damaged nearby vehicles and shattered windows in adjacent buildings.

Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi condemned the incident as a "cowardly act of terrorism." He accused "hostile forces" based in Afghanistan, allegedly supported by India, of orchestrating the attack to destabilize Pakistan. No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing.

A shuttle train coming from Quetta was hit by an explosion near Chaman Phatak.

· Muhammed RamzanA police official from the Quetta police control center described the location and timing of the explosion.

Balochistan, Pakistan's largest but least developed province, has a long history of separatist insurgencies against the central government. Groups like the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) allege that Islamabad exploits the region's natural resources without benefiting the local population, which suffers from high poverty rates. The province also sees activity from Islamist groups like the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which Islamabad claims are harbored in Afghanistan.

Cowardly act of terrorism

· Muhammad Hanif AbbasiThe federal minister for Railways described the attack.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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