2 injured as blast hits railway track in Pakistan-Xinhua

2 injured as blast hits railway track in Pakistan

Source: Xinhua| 2023-01-20 17:07:45|Editor: huaxia

Two coaches and the engine of a train derail due to an explosion at the track in the Sibi district of Balochistan province, Pakistan, Jan. 20, 2023. Two people were injured when a blast hit a railway track in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Friday, local media reported. (Str/Xinhua)

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Two people were injured when a blast hit a railway track in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Friday, local media reported.

Two coaches and the engine of the train derailed due to the explosion at the track in the Sibi district of the province, the reports said.

The Jaffar Express train, which was on its way to northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province from Balochistan, got hit by the explosion as soon as it left the railway station, according to the reports.

The injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital.

No group has claimed the attack yet.

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