A suicide bombing near Quetta killed at least 24 people and injured more than 100 after an attacker blew up a train on Saturday.
The Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility and said military personnel traveling on the shuttle train were the target. The blast destroyed one of the train cars and heavily damaged nearby homes, making it one of the deadliest attacks in the region this year.
Blast targeting train kills at least 20 in Pakistan
At least 20 people have been killed and 70 others injured in an explosion targeting a train transporting military personnel in Pakistan.
The blast occurred while the train was travelling through Chaman Phatak station in Quetta, the capital of the western Balochistan region, on Sunday morning.
Railway officials told BBC Urdu that three coaches and the engine were derailed while two were overturned. The shuttle service had primarily been transporting service personnel and their families who had been returning home for Eid.
The regional government said that the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) separatist group was responsible for the attack, adding that it was a suicide bombing.