Insurgent train siege ends in Pakistan with some hostages killed

Injured passengers were taken to hospital (AP)
Injured passengers were taken to hospital (AP)

Pakistani authorities have said an insurgent attack on a train carrying hundreds of people has ended, with all attackers killed following a day-long standoff.

Some of the hostages taken were killed, authorities said, after separatists wearing explosive-laden vests barricaded themselves in with passengers in the south-western Balochistan province.

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