BLA claims mass execution of 214 Pakistan train hijack hostages – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Baloch Liberation Military (BLA) has issued a press release in reference to the train hijack incident, claiming duty for executing 214 hostages, alleging that Pakistan’s refusal to barter led to their deaths. The BLA mentioned the Pakistani forces ignored a 48-hour ultimatum for a prisoner change, ensuing within the mass execution of solely Pakistan safety forces personnel.
That is in sharp distinction to claims by the Pak military which claimed on Friday that 26 hostages had been killed by the Baloch rebels who ambushed a train in Balochistan. The military acknowledged that solely 18 of the slain hostages had been military and paramilitary troopers. Nevertheless, this comes as no shock, sources mentioned, as ISI has been recognized to cover casualties on its facet.
Of their assertion, the BLA additionally acknowledged the loss of life of 12 of its Mujahideen together with 5 Fidayeen of the Majeed Brigade aka the suicide squad within the incident which it named as “Operation Darra-e-Bolan“.
The Baloch rebels accused the Pakistani navy of trying to misrepresent the state of affairs and provides particulars of its operation.
“When the Zarar Firm of Pakistani SSG commandos arrived to rescue the hostages locked within the bogies of the Jaffar Categorical, Fidayeen surrounded and attacked them fiercely. On this battle which lasted for a number of hours SSG commandos suffered heavy casualties whereas the hostages had been additionally executed,” the BLA mentioned.