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Pakistan suspends all rail services to Balochistan after suicide bombing at a station
Security officials examine the site of a bomb explosion at railway station in Quetta, southwestern Pakistan, November 9, 2024

PAKISTAN’S railways halted all services to and from Balochistan today after a suicide bombing at a station in the south-western province of killed 26 people.

Trains will be suspended for four days for security reasons, according to a statement by Pakistan Railways.

At least 62 people were wounded in Saturday’s attack on the station in the provincial capital Quetta, officials said.

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