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Pakistan train: Passengers describe 'doomsday scenes' after hijack

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Passengers describe 'doomsday scenes' on Jaffar Express in Pakistan 's Balochistan province.

Military sources claim 155 passengers have been freed and 27 militants have been killed.

Security forces say they have deployed hundreds of troops to rescue remaining passengers.

The BLA has warned of "severe consequences" if an attempt is made to rescue the remaining hostages.

VR Score

76

Informative language

74

Neutral language

53

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

54

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

2

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