Pakistan train hijacking: 27 terrorists killed, 155 passengers rescued

I am treating two (police) officers; one was shot five times, while the other was wounded in his knee,

said paramedic Qazim Farooq

Muhammad Bilalpakistani wrestler

I can’t find the words to describe how we managed to escape. It was terrifying,

AFP quoted Muhammad Bilal as saying

I heard an explosion, followed by gunshots, as militants stormed the train,

Allahditta, a passenger, told AFP at the Mach train station, which has been converted into a makeshift hospital to treat the injured

We walked for a long time through the mountains to reach the nearest station. I haven’t eaten since I began fasting this morning, but I still can’t bring myself to eat,

Allahditta added, in reference to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan

They came and checked IDs and service cards and shot two soldiers in front of me and took the other four to, I don’t know where,

said one passenger who asked not to be named, after walking four hours to the nearest train station

They checked IDs, and those who were Punjabis were taken away by the terrorists,

he added

People began hiding under the seats in panic. The militants separated the men from the women. They allowed me and my family to go because I told them I’m a heart patient,

the 49-year-old added

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the hijacking of a train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province,

a statement issued by his spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said

Security forces have safely rescued 155 passengers... 27 terrorists have been eliminated,

a security source said ... adding the