Separatists say they have taken hostages in Pakistan train attack

Separatist militants said they had taken hostages during an attack on a train carrying hundreds of people in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday.

Separatist militants said they had taken hostages during an attack on a train carrying hundreds of people in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday and threatened to kill them if their demands were not met.

Officials from the provincial government and railways did not immediately confirm whether hostages had been taken.

The train, which had been carrying about 400 passengers, was trapped inside a tunnel after the attack, in which it came under fire and the driver was wounded, police and railway officials said.

Security forces said an explosion had been heard around the tunnel and that they were exchanging fire with the militants in a mountainous area.

In a statement, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a militant separatist group, said it had taken hostages from the train, including security forces. It threatened to execute the hostages if the security forces did not retreat.

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