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IN PHOTOS: Pakistan train blast kills 24, rescue ops continue amid wreckage

Updated On: 24 May, 2026 03:22 PM IST | Tarun Verma

Shocking visuals from Quetta capture the aftermath of a deadly bomb blast that struck a passenger train carrying army personnel and civilians in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. PICS/AP/AFP

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Overturned train coaches lie scattered across the tracks as rescue workers search for survivors trapped inside. PIC/AP

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Overturned train coaches lie scattered across the tracks as rescue workers search for survivors trapped inside. PIC/AP
Firefighters battle flames engulfing nearby vehicles damaged in the explosion that targeted the train near Chaman Pattak in Quetta 

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Firefighters battle flames engulfing nearby vehicles damaged in the explosion that targeted the train near Chaman Pattak in Quetta 

Officials said the train was carrying Pakistani Army personnel and their family members travelling from Quetta to Peshawar ahead of the Eid holiday

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Officials said the train was carrying Pakistani Army personnel and their family members travelling from Quetta to Peshawar ahead of the Eid holiday

Injured passengers, many covered in blood and dust, are carried on stretchers as emergency responders rush them to nearby hospitals

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Injured passengers, many covered in blood and dust, are carried on stretchers as emergency responders rush them to nearby hospitals

Armed security forces guard the blast site while cranes are brought in to remove heavily damaged train coaches from the railway tracks

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Armed security forces guard the blast site while cranes are brought in to remove heavily damaged train coaches from the railway tracks

Residents and rescue workers climb over shattered coaches in desperate attempts to help survivors following the deadly explosion

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Residents and rescue workers climb over shattered coaches in desperate attempts to help survivors following the deadly explosion

Doctors in Quetta said hospitals received more than 30 injured people, with several victims reported to be in critical condition

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Doctors in Quetta said hospitals received more than 30 injured people, with several victims reported to be in critical condition

Army officials examine a large crater created by the blast, which officials say was caused by an explosive-laden vehicle hitting the train

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Army officials examine a large crater created by the blast, which officials say was caused by an explosive-laden vehicle hitting the train

Security personnel inspect the damaged railway track and twisted metal debris at the site of the explosion in Balochistan’s capital city, Pakistan’s largest yet economically underdeveloped province.

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Security personnel inspect the damaged railway track and twisted metal debris at the site of the explosion in Balochistan’s capital city, Pakistan’s largest yet economically underdeveloped province.

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