Attempt to bomb train thwarted in Quetta
The train was en route to Rawalpindi from Quetta.
The train was en route to Rawalpindi from Quetta when the authorities received this information, as a result of which, it was stopped some distance away.
The bomb disposal squad (BDS) reached the scene after one and a half hour and defused the 15kg bomb.
Last month, a low-intensity bomb blast damaged about one foot of a railway track near Bin Qasim Railway station. The blast did not cause any injuries.
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