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BLA Suicide Bombing Kills 47 on Quetta Cantonment Shuttle Train
Balochistan Liberation Army's Majeed Brigade deployed suicide bomber Bilal Shahwani, who drove an explosives-laden vehicle into a shuttle train near Chaman Phatak, Quetta, at approximately 8:00 a.m. The train was transporting Pakistani Army personnel and their families from the cantonment to connect with the Jaffar Express. At least 47 people were killed — including 20 soldiers — and 98 were injured. Three coaches overturned and nearby residential buildings were damaged. PM Shehbaz Sharif, President Zardari, and Balochistan CM Sarfraz Bugti condemned the attack; security forces cordoned the blast site and launched search operations.
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