“As soon as the train stopped …”: Pakistan’s hijack train driver told one thing each

Some hostages sat on the floor for 27 hours, without moving, while some people were in shock, as Baloch rebel entered the train and started killing the passengers. Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) members released by the kidnapped Jaffer Express told the horrific situation of the attack. On Tuesday, the Zafar Express going from Quetta to Peshawar attacked by armed rebels with armed rebels. The 30 -hour siege ended in a deadly encounter, killing 21 civilians and four security personnel, while all 33 terrorists were killed in the final military operation. After the attack, hijack train driver Amjad said that the terrorists put an explosive under the engine of the train, which derailed the bogies. As soon as the train stopped, the militants of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) attacked. The terrorists broke the windows and infiltrated the train, but they mistakenly felt that we were dead.

… and used to kill them

Amjad told that it was a difficult task for hundreds of people trapped inside. The remaining people also told that the attackers separated the passengers on the basis of their original area. The rescued passenger Arslan Yusuf spoke about the violence of the terrorists. Sometimes, they used to catch the soldiers… and killed them. He selected passengers of the Pakistani Army and security forces traveling on leave. He used to target special people. If they had enmity with someone, they would shoot him on the spot. Released hostage Mehboob Ahmed has been hit by several bullets. He told that he and some prisoners tried to escape. We made two attempts. Some were successful, but many people were killed, as the rebels started firing. We had almost lost the hope of escape. Another hostage Muhammad Tanveer, who was released, said that he was given only water to survive.

21 citizens killed

Balochistan, affected by extremism, has a major infrastructure projects led by China. While Baloch rebels have been targeting security forces, establishments and foreign projects for a long time. This is the first case of kidnapping of passenger train. The attack on the Jafar Express began on Tuesday morning when the BLA rebels blew up a part of the railway track. Due to this, the train had to stop in the rugged speech area of ​​Balochistan. Rocket launchers entered the train armed with automatic weapons and grenades. At the remote hill pass, he took the passengers hostage and was involved in a long firing with Pakistani security forces. By Wednesday, Pakistan’s army had started a large -scale campaign to withdraw the train. The Pakistani army confirmed that 21 civilians were killed during the siege. A statement by the Pakistani Army said, “