By Saleem Ahmed and Asif Shahzad QUETTA (Reuters) -Suicide bombers were seated next to some of the scores of passengers taken hostage after militants hijacked a train in southwest Pakistan, complicating rescue efforts,

Militants hijacked a train in Balochistan, killing 21 passengers and four soldiers. The army succeeded in a rescue operation, killing 33 militants and freeing remaining hostages. The Jaffar Express, en route from Quetta to Peshawar,

Almost 350 hostages were rescued and 27 were killed after the Baloch Liberation Army hijacked a train in Pakistan's Balochistan province.

Baloch separatist militants blew up a railway track and launched rockets at the Jaffar Express, which was carrying over 400 passengers.

In Balochistan, militants hijacked the Jaffar Express train, killing 21 passengers and four paramilitary soldiers. Security forces rescued all remaining hostages and neutralized 33 militants. The Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility.

State minister Talal Chaudhry says rescue operation under way to soon recover others; railways official says train with around 500 passengers was stopped by armed men inside tunnel.

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) -Dozens of people rescued from a train hijacked by separatist militants in southwestern Pakistan arrived on Thursday in the city of Quetta, hours after security forces killed all 33 attackers to end a day-long standoff.