Militants fire at train in SW Pakistan, claim to have taken 214 passengers hostage

QUETTA, PAKISTAN - MARCH 11: Freed passengers of the hijacked Jaffar Express train gather at Mach Bolan Railway Station after Pakistani security forces released around 80 passengers on March 11, 2025, in Quetta, Pakistan. A gun battle was underway between security forces and heavily armed militants who claimed to have taken 214 passengers hostage after attacking a train in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday. The outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), in a statement to local media, claimed responsibility for the brazen attack. (Photo by Mazhar Chandio/Anadolu via Getty Images)