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Pakistan militants attack train, take passengers hostage

Armed militants in Pakistan's Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying hundreds of passengers and taken a number of hostages, military sources have told a US media house. 
 
The Baloch Liberation Army fired at the Jaffar Express Train as it travelled from Quetta to Peshawar.
 
A statement from the separatist group said it had bombed the track before storming the train in remote Sibi district.
 
It claimed the train was under its control.
 
Pakistani police told local reporters at least three people, including the train driver, had been injured.


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