Dhaka, March 11 -- A train carrying hundreds of passengers has been attacked and halted by armed militants in Pakistan's Balochistan region.

The Baloch Liberation Army confirmed it had attacked the Jaffar Express Train which was travelling from Quetta to Rawalpindi, BBC reports.

The militant group has also claimed the train is under their control.

Pakistani police told local reporters that they had received information that three people, including the train driver, had been injured in the attack.

Police added that security forces had been sent to the scene of the attack.

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