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Pakistan: Explosion in Jafar Express, 2 killed and 4 injured, second blast within a month

2 passengers were killed and 4 others were injured after the blast in Quetta-bound Jaffar Express. The blast took place when the Quetta-bound Jafar Express was passing through the Chichavatni railway station. This train was coming from Peshawar.

By Ruchi Upadhyay 
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Quetta: There has been an explosion in a train in Pakistan. According to Pakistan’s ARY News, 2 passengers were killed and 4 others were injured after the explosion in Quetta-bound Jafar Express. The blast took place when the Quetta-bound Jafar Express was passing through the Chichavatni railway station. This train was coming from Peshawar.

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According to sources, the blast took place in bogie number six of Jaffar Express, which is an economy class. Due to its grip, 2 people died and many others were injured. According to sources, the injured have been admitted to the local hospital.

The cause of the blast has not been confirmed yet, but the hand of any terrorist group behind this attack cannot be denied. Let us inform that a similar blast took place in Jaffar Express only last month. Eight people were seriously injured in this blast. Two coaches of Jafar Express were also derailed by this blast.

According to railway officials, the Jafar Express was going from Mach to Peshawar when it was targeted near the Sibi railway track. Explain that the terrorist group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been blamed for recent subversive activities including attacks on security forces in Pakistan. It was reportedly behind a suicide attack on a mosque last month that killed over 100 people, mostly policemen.

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