A bomb blast hit a shuttle train carrying Pakistani security personnel and their families in the southwestern province of Balochistan in the latest major attack claimed by separatist militants, killing at least 24 people.
More than 70 were injured in the blast, which derailed a cargo train and was followed by gunfire, according to local reports.
Footage showed people walking near burnt vehicles and damaged buildings along the railway track, with ambulances arriving at the blast site.
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