On Tuesday in the province of Balochistan in the southwest of Pakistan, armed men took more than 450 hostages from a passenger train after a train driver was injured, officials said.
According to information, the assailants attacked the train, which was following the route between Rawalpindi and Karachi. After the driver was injured, they forced the train to stop and blocked its movement. Later, they boarded the train and took passengers hostage as hostages.
So far, there is no clarity regarding the demands of the perpetrators or their motives. Contacts with the hostages are considered critically important for the safety of the hostages. Security forces have already begun operations to free the hostages and to catch the perpetrators.
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"We have taken all necessary measures for restoring order and security, as well as for freeing the hostages," noted one of the senior officials.
