train hijacking

(Newser) - Pakistani insurgents opened fire Tuesday on a passenger train in the country's southwestern Balochistan province, wounding the driver and prompting security guards aboard the train to fire back, officials said. CNN reports the attack came as the train approached a tunnel. Pakistan Railways sources confirm to Al Jazeera that...

(Newser) - Suspected Maoist rebels who hijacked an India train ended a four-hour standoff with authorities and released 300 passengers, reports CNN. No one was injured. Hundreds of men surrounded and disabled the train as it traveled through a forest in the state of Jharkhand early today. Rebel attacks in the area...