The Balochistan Separatist Movement in Pakistan: What to Know
A dramatic escalation in the tactics by a Baloch separatist group came with the hijacking of a passenger train on Tuesday.
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Militants say 182 people taken hostage as train hijacked in Pakistan
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The Pakistan insurgency behind a train hijacking and hostage crisis
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Pakistan operation to free hostages after train hijacking ends with dozens killed
Security services claim to have rescued about 190 people being held by Baloch Liberation Army in remote area. An operation to rescue hundreds of people taken hostage when a train was hijacked by ...The Guardian - 6d -
Pakistan accuses India of sponsoring militant terror group after train hijacking
A spokesperson offered no evidence for the claim after 26 people were killed on a train that was hijacked in Balochistan province on Tuesday. Pakistan’s military has accused neighbouring India of ...The Guardian - 4d -
Separatists say they have taken hostages in attack on train in Pakistan
Separatist militants said they had taken hostages during an attack on a train carrying hundreds of people in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday.NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Pakistan rescues hostages seized from train by Balochistan separatists
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Pakistan Separatists Hijack Train With 400 Onboard and Give Ultimatum
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Inside the Pakistan Train Hijacking Standoff
Pakistani security forces declared an end to ethnic separatists’ seizure of a train carrying more than 400 people.The New York Times - 5d
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