A powerful bomb planted by a small separatist group derailed a train in south-west Pakistan on Thursday, wounding at least eight people, a railway official said. The official, Suhail Ahmed, said the attack took place as the train was en route from the garrison city of Rawalpindi to Quetta. He said the explosion heavily damaged the train tracks, derailing several cars near the town of Dasht, 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Quetta.
Shortly after the attack, the separatist United Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility, saying it was in retaliation for the recent abduction of their activists by government security forces. The group warned of more such attacks in the future. Railways Minister Saad Rafiq condemned the attack, calling it a "cowardly act."
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