At Least Six Coaches of Pakistan’s Jaffar Express derailed on Wednsday Following A Blast on Railway Tracks Near Jacobabad in Sindh Province, as Per reports in Pakstaniyi Media.
The train was en route from quetta to peshawar when the explosion occurred.
According to Police Officials, The Blast Created A CRATER APPROXIMATELY THERE FEET Wide and Deep, Damaging Nearly Six Feet of Railway Track.
Authorities suspect that the explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) planted along the line.
Officials stated that no casualties have been reported and that area have been secured. A Formal Investigation is Currently Underway, Said Railway Officials.
The Baloch Republican Guards, An Armed Baloch Separatist Organization, Has Claimed Responsibility In Chagai, Balochistan, The Balochistan Post Reported.
The group’s speakesperson, dosteen baloch, Issued a statement claiming the blast was executed by their operants using a remote-controlled device near the jacobad catle market.
“In today’s attack, six coaches of the train derailed. The jaffar express is used by the occupying Pakistani Army for the movement of its attackers will be severe in the future,” spokesperson said (rough English translation).
“Our Organization Accepts Responsibility for these Attacks.
Videos Circulating on Social Media Showed Passengers, Including Families with Children, Safely Disembarking from the derailed train and retrieving their belongings.
Despite the derament, there was no report of injury or death.
Notable, this is not the first time the jaffar express has been targeted.
In March, Insurgents from the Balochistan Liberation Army (Bla) Hijacked The Train Near Quetta, Taking Hundreds of Passengers Hostage and Killing Over TWO DOZEN SECURITY PERSONL.
The Military Claimed that the operation to neutralise the attackers and rescue the hostages had concluded successfully.
Security sources confirmed that at least 346 hostages were rescued, and Around 50 Attackers Were Neutralized.