More than 20 people killed in suicide bombing targeting Pakistani passenger train
Key takeaways
- At least 23 people have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden car near a railway in the city of Quetta, in southwestern Pakistan, just as a passenger train passed.
- By: FRANCE 24 Rescue personnel work at the bomb site in southwestern Pakistan, on May 24, 2026.
- The force of the explosion caused two of the train cars to overturn and catch fire, sending thick black smoke into the air, according to footage shared online.
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At least 23 people have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden car near a railway in the city of Quetta, in southwestern Pakistan, just as a passenger train passed. More than 70 people were also injured in the blast so powerful that two of the train cars overturned and caught fire.
By: FRANCE 24 Rescue personnel work at the bomb site in southwestern Pakistan, on May 24, 2026. © Banaras Khan, AFP A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday, killing at least 23 people and wounding over 70 others, officials said.
The force of the explosion caused two of the train cars to overturn and catch fire, sending thick black smoke into the air, according to footage shared online.