Rescue of 4 passengers hostage accident in Pakistan; ۱۱ armed elements were killed
reports Mehr News Agency The liberation of passengers of a train hostage in Balochistan, Pakistan, was rescued and killed by four armed militias.
Armed elements affiliated with the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) terrorist group yesterday after attacking a train in the Bolan area in Balochistan, claiming that four passengers were taken hostage.
However, according to a Pakistani security source, they were on the train while attacking. Pakistani security forces have said that four hostages, including women and children, have been released and that operations are under way to save other passengers.
Declained reports indicate that at least four passengers, including a train driver, were killed during army ambushes.
According to Pakistani security sources, a number of militias were wearing suicide vests near the hostages and as a result, security forces were forced to “maximize caution” during the operation.
Balochistan Liberation Army and other rebel groups have been carrying armed attacks in the inflamed border areas between Pakistan and Afghanistan for a long time.
Earlier, Reuters reported that the train was traveling with four passengers from Quetta, Balochistan, to Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhah, targeting armed elements. At the same time, the terrorist group Balochistan’s Liberation Army issued a statement responsible for the terrorist attack, announcing that elements of the group had taken at least four passengers on the train. The exact number of gunmen who attacked the train is still unclear.
