At least one person was killed and three others were wounded in a blast inside the Jaffar Express train in Punjab’s Chichawatni on Thursday morning, railways officials said.
Pakistan Railways spokesperson Babar Ali confirmed the injuries and casualties to media over the phone.
He said that the explosion occurred after a cylinder blew up inside bogie number four of the train, which was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar. “A passenger hid the cylinder in his luggage and took it to the bathroom which later exploded.”
Ali added that the SP Railways had arrived at the blast site and would soon provide details regarding the incident.
Meanwhile, sources said that police, rescue teams and a bomb disposal squad had arrived at the site.
