3 killed train blast in Pakistan

Press Trust of India  |  Karachi 

A blast targeting a passenger train killed three people and injured six others in Pakistan's restive province, according to a media report.

The attackers planted an improvised at the railway track in Balochistan's Dera area to target Jaffar Express coming from to Quetta, told

As the passenger train reached Dera Murad Jamali, there was a huge blast, killing three people, he said.

The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.

Police and personnel of other law enforcement agencies reached the spot as investigation into the incident were under way.

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First Published: Sun, March 17 2019. 13:10 IST