Pakistan train crash blamed on sabotage

Pakistani investigators believe sabotage to a rail track caused part of a packed express train to crash into a ravine, killing at least three people and injuring more than 40.

Pakistan train crash blamed on sabotage

Pakistani investigators believe sabotage to a rail track caused part of a packed express train to crash into a ravine, killing at least three people and injuring more than 40.

The Islamabad Express, with up to 600 people on board, went partly off the tracks at around 7.30pm local time yesterday near the eastern village of Domeli. Several carriages toppled off the track and one plunged 100 yards to the bottom of a gorge.

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