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Blast hits train in Pakistan’s Balochistan, killing at least 24 people

Al Jazeera · May 24, 2026, 12:19 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • More than 50 people injured in attack on train carrying military personnel in Quetta, capital of the southwestern province.
  • xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Security personnel inspect damaged derailed carriages after an explosion targeted a train in Quetta, Pakistan.
  • Army servicemen were among those killed in the provincial capital, Quetta, on Sunday in the attack, which wounded more than 50 people.

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More than 50 people injured in attack on train carrying military personnel in Quetta, capital of the southwestern province.

xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Security personnel inspect damaged derailed carriages after an explosion targeted a train in Quetta, Pakistan. [Banaras Khan/AFP]By AFP and APPublished On 24 May 202624 May 2026At least 24 people have been killed in a blast targeting a train carrying military personnel in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Balochistan, according to a senior official.

Army servicemen were among those killed in the provincial capital, Quetta, on Sunday in the attack, which wounded more than 50 people.

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