Forces rescue 190 hostages in Pakistan

Terror attack condemned amid efforts to get other train passengers released

Pakistan's security sources said on Wednesday the military had freed 190 train passengers taken hostage by gunmen on the second day of the siege in the mountainous southwest.

More than 450 passengers were on board when terrorists captured the train in a remote frontier district in Balochistan Province, with an unknown number of hostages still being held.

"So far, 190 passengers have been rescued, and 30 terrorists have been killed," security sources told AFP. "Due to the presence of women and children with suicide bombers, extreme caution is being exercised."