Balochistan Republican Guards on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a major attack on the Jaffar Express in Sultan Kot, a location between Shikarpur and Jacobabad in Pakistan , local reports said. The attack was carried out using a remote-controlled IED, officials confirmed. The powerful explosion hit the train, which was traveling from Quetta to Peshawar, causing it to derail and injuring four passengers, local authorities said. In a widely circulated post, the militant group said, "the train was attacked at a time when personnel of the occupying Pakistani army were traveling on board." It added, "as a result of the explosion, several soldiers were killed and injured and six coaches of the train derailed." Shikarpur Police confirmed the explosion happened near the village of

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