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Blast targeting train kills at least 20 in Pakistan
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- Aleks Phillips Reuters At least 20 people have been killed and 70 others injured in an explosion targeting a train transporting military personnel in Pakistan.
- The blast occurred while the train was travelling through Chaman Phatak station in Quetta, the capital of the western Balochistan region, on Sunday morning.
- Railway officials told BBC Urdu that three coaches and the engine were derailed while two were overturned.
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Aleks Phillips Reuters At least 20 people have been killed and 70 others injured in an explosion targeting a train transporting military personnel in Pakistan.
The blast occurred while the train was travelling through Chaman Phatak station in Quetta, the capital of the western Balochistan region, on Sunday morning.
Railway officials told BBC Urdu that three coaches and the engine were derailed while two were overturned. The shuttle service had primarily been transporting service personnel and their families who had been returning home for Eid.
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