At least 24 people were killed after an explosion derailed a train in southwest Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Sunday, officials said. A senior official told AFP that the train carried military personnel. The explosion also left more than 50 people injured. The explosion took place on a railway track in the province’s capital, Quetta. The train was headed to the city’s cantonment area, 24 News reported. The official told AFP that the train carrying army personnel and their family members was going from Quetta to Peshawar in Pakistan’s northwest. Another official said that the army personnel were travelling to celebrate…
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