A bloody train hijack has come to an end after insurgents reportedly slaughtered 21 hostages and the Pakistan military killed all attackers after a day-long standoff, according to security officials.
Pakistan militants claimed on Wednesday they had killed 21 hostages after hijacking the train that was carrying more than 400 passengers, as per Reuters.
Reports emerging from the region have also suggested that at least 28 attackers, but up to 33, were also eliminated.
Today, the enemy forces attempted an armed advance using heavy artillery and sophisticated weaponry, leading to intense clashes,' the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) said in a statement.
'In direct retaliation to Pakistan's persistent aggression... the BLA has executed 50 additional captive enemy personnel within the past hour.'
It comes after the BLA earlier issued a chilling warning threatening to execute hostages within the hour if Pakistani security forces attempted a full-scale rescue mission.
The militant group also said it was seeking the release of Baloch political prisoners, activists and others within 48 hours, threatening to slaughter hostages if the government did not comply.
The Jaffar Express, carrying around 425 passengers on a 1,000-mile journey from Quetta to Peshawar, was ambushed on Tuesday by dozens of heavily armed separatist Balochi militants from the BLA, who took a number of passengers hostage.
Train hijack ends as insurgents murder 21 hostages
