Pakistan militants attack train in Balochistan

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  This is the global news podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Andrew Peach and at 14 hours GMT on Tuesday 11th March, these are our main stories.

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  Gunmen in Pakistan seize a train and threaten to harm hundreds of passengers on board.

• 00:17

  Ukraine launches its biggest drone attack yet on Moscow

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  as its diplomats are meeting the US to discuss how to end the war.

• 00:24

  Police in the Philippines arrest the former president Rodrigo Duterte

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  in connection with his brutal war on drugs.

• 00:33

  Also in this podcast,

• 00:34

  how China is seeking to beat the US become the global leader in AI

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  and we have 1 billion people around the world who follow Manchester United

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  Manchester United announced a brand new football stadium capable of holding 100,000 fans.

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  Let's start though, in Pakistan,

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  where gunmen have seized a passenger train in the mountainous southwest.

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  I heard the latest from our correspondent in Islamabad, Azadeh.

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  An official has told us that more than 400 passengers were on board when gunmen stormed the train.

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  And it's important to say that while we do know that there were injuries,

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  officials have confirmed that to us, including the driver themselves.

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  We don't have any confirmation on any casualties.

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  The Jafar Express left the city of Quetta and it was headed for one of Pakistan's major cities,

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