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Blast At Pakistan Railway Station: 21 Killed, 46 Injured

At least 21 people were killed, and 46 others were injured in a powerful bomb explosion at a railway station in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan that took place on Saturday, According to officials.

The explosion ripped through the provincial capital, Quetta’s Railway Station. The passengers were gathered on the platform before the scheduled departure of the Jaffar Express to Peshawar.

“The incident seems to be a suicide blast, but it would be too soon to say for sure”, Quetta Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) operations Mohammad Baloch said. He also stated that an investigation was underway to ascertain the nature of the blast.

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West Bengal: 3 Coaches Of Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express Derail Near Howrah

Shashank
Secunderabad

Three coaches of a weekly-special train, the Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express, derailed near Howrah in West Bengal during the wee hours of Saturday.

According to reports, the special train that runs weekly between Howrah and Hyderabad derailed in Nalpur, about 40 km from Kolkata, around 5:30 am. While one of the coaches was a parcel van, the other two were passenger coaches—a third AC economy and a third AC. No casualties or major injuries have been reported.

The South Eastern Railway (SER) issued a statement: “A parcel van and two coaches of 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar Weekly Express derailed while passing through Nalpur station of Kharagpur Division at 5.31 am today.”

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“The derailment occurred when the train was crossing over from the middle to the outer tracks”, SER spokesperson Omprakash Charan Sai was quoted saying by NDTV.

An accident relief train and medical relief trains from Santragachhi and Kharagpur reached the derailment site, the official said. Buses were also arranged to take the stranded passengers to their destinations. He further said a departmental inquiry will be held into the accident.

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