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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Steffie Banatvala

UNBELIEVABLE: Pakistani army says more than 300 hostages freed after tense standoff with train hijackers | History Defined

Pakistan’s army has said it has freed more than 300 hostages from a train hundreds of separatist militants hijacked in a remote and volatile region.

At least 33 militants were killed in gunfire exchanges which started on Tuesday, when militants stormed the train travelling through a tunnel in Balochistan.

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