Blast hits train in Pakistan's Balochistan; at least six hurt
Reuters | Updated: Oct 27, 2017, 18:45 IST
File photo of October 18 blast site in Quetta, Pakistan. (Reuters photo)
QUETTA: At least six people were wounded on Friday when a bomb went off along railway tracks in southwestern Pakistan, halting train service in the region, security and railways officials said.
The train was travelling from Balochistan's capital of Quetta to the eastern metropolis of Lahore when a blast on the main railway track damaged one of the train cars.
"One train bogie was damaged in the blast and a portion of the tracks blown up," said railways official Aammir Baloch, adding that train services for Quetta had been suspended.
The train was travelling from Balochistan's capital of Quetta to the eastern metropolis of Lahore when a blast on the main railway track damaged one of the train cars.
"One train bogie was damaged in the blast and a portion of the tracks blown up," said railways official Aammir Baloch, adding that train services for Quetta had been suspended.
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