Bomb blast in train in Pakistan's Balochistan kills 4

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Press Trust of India Karachi
Last Updated : Nov 01 2015 | 1:57 PM IST
At least four persons were killed and six others injured today when a remote-controlled bomb placed close to railway track struck a passenger train in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province.
The remote-controlled blast took place when Jaffar Express was running on the outskirts of Quetta.
Police said the blast occurred when the improvised explosives device was detonated near the railway track in Dasht area when the Quetta-Rawalpindi Jaffar Express was passing through.
"The IED was around eight kilogrammes and caused damage to the train as a result of which four people have been killed while the injured have been rushed to the Civil hospital in Quetta," Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti told reporters.
The powerful explosion damaged the first car and part of the railway track, Railways spokesman Maqbool Ahmed said, adding that the track has been repaired and traffic restored.
There has been no immediate claim of responsibility but attacks on passenger trains in Balochistan are frequent. Such attacks are often claimed by separatist groups targeting government and security installations and personnel.
Bugti said Mastung district was the hub of insurgent groups till the army launched an offensive.
Jaffar Express has been targeted by similar IED attacks in the past.

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First Published: Nov 01 2015 | 1:57 PM IST