Fact check: Viral video of train attack is old from Jan 2022, does not show Jaffar Express hijacking
Posts from several Indian accounts on social media platform X on Tuesday shared a video of a train explosion; multiple other false claims recorded.
Pakistan Train Hijack: Who Are The BLA And How Majeed Brigade Seized Jaffar Express | MC Explains
A terrifying hijack unfolded in Pakistan as BLA’s Majeed Brigade seized the Jaffar Express, taking over 180 hostages, including military and intelligence officials. The attack led to intense clashes,
Jaffar Express train driver Amjad Yaseen survives attack
Amjad Yaseen, the driver of Jaffar Express, which was attacked by terrorists while travelling from Quetta to Peshawar, has been confirmed safe.Yaseen, who is a resident of
‘Chickens have come home to roost for Pakistan’: Geostrategist on Jaffar Express hijack in Balochistan
Separatist militant group, Baloch Liberation Army, claimed responsibility for the attack on Jaffar Express that killed 21 passengers and four paramilitary soldiers.
Jaffar Express: train hijack hostages end ordeal with arrival in Quetta
QUETTA: Dozens of people rescued from a train hijacked by terrorists in southwest Pakistan arrived on Thursday
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to visit Quetta after Jaffar Express hijacking incident
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Quetta to review the law and order situation following the Jaffar Express hijacking incident, as per Geo News. The visit comes after security forces successfully eliminated 33 rebels from the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) who hijacked the train,
Pakistan train hijack: BLA says 10 more Jaffar Express passengers will be eliminated; UN condemns attack
The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) said that 10 hostages will be eliminated due to the army’s aggression and warned of eliminating 10 more if a single bullet is fired.
Pakistan train hijack: Jaffar Express a hot target for BLA & TTP for years now
In recent years, the Jaffar Express has faced multiple attacks by Baloch rebels and TTP, causing numerous casualties. These attacks highlight the ongo
Fact check: Viral video of train attack is old from April 2022, does not show Jaffar Express hijacking
Therefore, the fact-check determined that the claim that a video shows the BLA attack on a Jaffar Express train in Balochistan was false. The footage was shared online at least as far back as April 2022 and is thus entirely unrelated to the Jaffar Express train attack.
Factbox-Who Are the Pakistani Baloch Separatist Militants Behind Train Hijacking?
Separatist militant group the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed that they had taken hostages during an attack on a train carrying hundreds of people, including paramilitary troops, in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday and threatened to kill them.
Pakistani military says 21 hostages killed, remaining rescued after train hijacking
More than 400 people were on the Jaffar Express on Tuesday when militants fired on the train and blew up the track in the Balochistan region, Pakistani security officials said.
Train siege exposes one of Pakistan's biggest security nightmares: Timeline of BLA terror
As many as 21 passengers and four paramilitary soldiers were killed during the train hijacking, which is being described as ...
'Doomsday, panic everywhere': Survivors recall Jaffar Express attack by BLA
Survivors of the Jaffar Express attack by the Balochistan Liberation Army recounted the horror of being hijacked and enduring ...
Pakistan Jaffar Express operation over, 33 separatists, 21 hostages killed: Army spokesperson
The hijacking occurred on Tuesday afternoon as the train travelling from Quetta to Peshawar, carrying about 450 passengers, ...
Terror aboard ‘Jaffar Express’
SUICIDE bombers were seated next to some of the scores of passengers taken hostage after separatists hijacked a train in southwest Pakistan, complicating rescue efforts, security sources said.
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Jaffar Express hostage recalls chilling moment passengers begged for their lives as militants storm train
A tense standoff between security forces and militants remains ongoing with at least 30 militants killed and had 190 of the ...
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Original video of Jaffar Express attack released by Baloch Liberation Army amidst rescue operation | WATCH
On the second day of the rescue operation, the Baloch Liberation Army-linked Hakkal Media released a video that showed how ...
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'Fearing Worst;' Pakistan sends 200 coffins amid Jaffar Express standoff
Pakistan is preparing for a potentially catastrophic outcome as over 200 of the nearly 500 people on the hijacked Jaffar ...
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Is Pakistani Army hiding Jaffar Express train attack toll? 100s of empty coffins in Quetta raise suspicion
The Pakistani Army has allegedly arranged over 100 empty coffins at Quetta Railway Station, 27 hours after Baloch fighters ...