BLA Claims Quetta Train Bombing That Killed 24 and Injured 50+

28 articles · Updated · The Week · May 24

At least 24 people were killed and more than 50 injured after an explosion derailed a train in Quetta on Sunday, with fire and heavy gunfire reported after the blast.
The train was carrying army personnel and their family members from Quetta to Peshawar, and some soldiers were traveling home to celebrate Eid, officials said.
The Baloch Liberation Army said its Majeed Brigade carried out what it called a "highly organised fidayee attack," a term used for suicide operations.
Balochistan, a resource-rich province on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, has faced a long-running separatist insurgency driven by claims that Islamabad exploits local resources without benefiting residents.

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