Train blast kills 1 passenger in SW Pakistan
- Apr 5, 2016
- 1 min read
A bomb planted on the track killed at least one train passenger and wounded four others in Pakistan's restive southwestern province of Balochistan on Tuesday, officials said.
The improvised explosive device exploded as the Jaffar Express from Rawalpindi passed over it 180km east of Quetta, local security official Naseer Ullah told AFP.
A three-feet section of the track was destroyed by the bombing, which hit the second carriage.
The injured were taken to hospital in the town of Sibbi 25km north of the blast site.
A provincial home minister official in Quetta confirmed the details.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but Taliban militants are active in the region.
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