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Travel travelers seized by armed militants about “Doomsday Scenes”, which took place on the ship Jaffar Express in the Pakistan Province of Balochistan.

“We kept the breath during cracking, not knowing what would happen next,” Ishaq Noor said, who was one of those on the ship, told BBC.

He was one of more than 400 travelers traveling from Quette to Peshawar on Tuesday when she attacked Balochistan Liberation Army (Bla) and took the number of hostages. The train driver was among several reported injured.

Military sources claim that the 155 passengers were released and 27 militants were killed. There is no independent confirmation of this information. The dismissal operations continue.

Security forces say they have implemented hundreds of troops to save the remaining passengers. Authorities also arranged helicopters and special forces staff.

Bla warned about “severe consequences” if he tries to save hostages.

At least 100 in the train were members of the security forces, officials said. It is unclear how many passengers are still held as hostages – more than dozens of those liberated to the hospital for treatment.

Reports that quote security officers say that some militants could leave the train, introducing an unknown number of passengers in the surrounding mountainous area.

On Wednesday, the BBC saw dozens of wooden coffins loaded at Quettha Railway Station. The railway official said they were empty and transported to collect possible victims.

Muhammad Ashraf, who traveled from Quette in Lahore to visit the family, was among the passenger group who managed to disembark the train late Tuesday.

“There was a lot of fear among the passengers. It was a scene Doomsday,” he said.

The group then walked almost four hours to the next train station. Several men wore weaker passengers on their shoulders.

“We calmed with great difficulties, because we were tired and there were children and women with us,” he said.

Mr. Noor, who traveled with his wife and two children, said the initial explosion was “so intense” that one of his children fell from the seat.

He and his wife each tried to protect one child in the middle of the shooting.

“If the bullet comes our way, they’ll hit us and don’t children,” he said.

Mushtaq Muhammad, who was in the third train carriage, recalled the passengers who hit the panic.

“Attackers talked to each other in Balochi, and their leader repeatedly said that” watching the eye “on security staff to ensure that (attackers) don’t lose them,” he said.

The attackers started playing some residents of Balohistan, as well as women, children and the elderly, said Ishaq, added that he was released that he was a resident of the city in Balohistan, and they saw that there were children and women with him.

Meanwhile, cousins ​​of train drivers, Amjad Yasin, are hard waiting for news after the hearing, it was injured. He was a train driver for 24 years and survived when the explosive focused on the second train he drove about eight years ago, they say.

“For the last few weeks, we were under stress stress to happen to happen that there was an air of fear,” said his brother Amir for BBC in Quetti.

Blo was led Dozens-long rebellion to obtain independence And he launched numerous deadly attacks, often targeting police stations, railway lines and highways.

Violations in depleted ballohistane by Pakistan’s military and security forces, allegedly saw thousands of people disappear without a trace since the beginning of the 2000s. The Security forces are accused of crimes, including torture and extra court murdersAllegations that deny.

Pakistani authorities – as well as several Western countries, including the UK and us – marked a group of terrorist organization.

The Pakistan Human Rights Commission said that “hardly concerned” by train.

“We strongly invite all relevant stakeholders to make the forms of imaginary rights based on issues about issues with which citizens in Balohistan face a peaceful, political solution,” Ox statement.

General Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres “strongly condemned” the siege of the train and also called for the current release of the remaining passengers.

Additional reporting Azadeh Moshiria