Pakistani Militants Hostage 35 Train Passengers After Shooting Attack

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JAKARTA - The militant group took 35 passengers hostage after attacking the train in Pakistan. While nearly 350 other passengers are believed to have survived,

The Bloch Liberation Army, a separati militant group, said they held a total of 182 people hostage and threatened to kill them if security forces did not leave the area.

The train was on its way from Quetta in Pakistan's southwestern Blochistan province to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa when it was fired.

Reported by Reuters, Tuesday, March 11, the Bloch Liberation Army, a militant separatist group, claimed responsibility for the attack. They held several people hostage from the train, including security forces.