Pakistan: Blast targeting train kills at least 20 in Balochistan

Officials say the train had been transporting military personnel home for Eid when it was attacked by armed separatists.

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The blast occurred while the train was travelling through Chaman Phatak station in Quetta, the capital of the western Balochistan region, on Sunday morning.

Railway officials told BBC Urdu that three coaches and the engine were derailed while two were overturned. The shuttle service had primarily been transporting service personnel and their families who had been returning home for Eid.

The regional government said that the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) separatist group was responsible for the attack, adding that it was a suicide bombing.

The BLA had earlier claimed responsibility for the attack.