QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces exchanged gunfire Wednesday with hundreds of separatist militants as they worked to free about 300 hostages who were still on a train after it was attacked in the country’s rugged southwest, officials said.
Security forces were being cautious as officials said the hostages were surrounded by militants wearing vests loaded with explosives. Government spokesman Shahid Rind said Pakistani forces were being backed up by helicopters in the remote region and described the attack as “an act of terrorism.”
At least 27 militants have been killed and security forces rescued more than 150 of the 450 people who were on the train when it was
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