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Pakistan separatists say they hold more than 180 train passengers hostage
Armed militants said they are holding 182 train passengers hostage Tuesday in an ongoing siege claimed by a separatist group behind rising violence in southwestern Pakistan. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), which is fighting for independence from Islamabad, said the hostages would be killed if security forces did not leave. Earlier reports gave the number of hostages as 450.
Armed militants said they are holding 182 train passengers hostage Tuesday in an ongoing siege claimed by a separatist group behind rising violence in southwestern Pakistan. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), which is fighting for independence from Islamabad, said the hostages would be killed if security forces did not leave. Earlier reports gave the number of hostages as 450.
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