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Hijacking

Death toll in Pakistan’s train hijacking rises to 31, army says

Pakistani security officials secure Mach railway station in Mach, restive Balochistan province, Pakistan, on March 13, 2025.
Pakistani security officials secure Mach railway station in Mach, restive Balochistan province, Pakistan, on March 13, 2025.

Death toll in Pakistan’s train hijacking rises to 31, army says

A separatist group bombed a remote railway track in Pakistan's Balochistan province on March 11, and stormed a train with around 450 passengers on board.
A separatist group bombed a remote railway track in Pakistan's Balochistan province on March 11, and stormed a train with around 450 passengers on board.

Pakistan train hijack hostages end ordeal with arrival in Quetta, given first-aid

Armed insurgent group Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
Armed insurgent group Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.

Bus hijacking leaves one dead in Los Angeles

The hijacking is the latest incident to afflict the public transport network.
The hijacking is the latest incident to afflict the public transport network.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, boastful 9/11 mastermind

An undated FBI file image shows Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, as he appeared on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists website.
An undated FBI file image shows Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, as he appeared on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists website.

Somali pirates say hijacked ship Abdullah released after $5 million ransom was paid

A boat sails next to a shipping vessel MV Abdullah in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on March 12, 2024.
A boat sails next to a shipping vessel MV Abdullah in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on March 12, 2024.

Six arrested for hijack killing of South African footballer

Risking his life to save hostages: Ex-ISD officer recounts 1974 Laju hijacking

jnlaju ST20240123_202473915475 Ong Wee Jin / Jean Iau /

Interview with Mr Saraj Din, a former ISD officer, who was one of the guarantors involved in the hijacking.

For story on the 50th anniversary of the Laju hijacking on Jan 31.

Photographed on Jan 23, 2024.
jnlaju ST20240123_202473915475 Ong Wee Jin / Jean Iau /

Interview with Mr Saraj Din, a former ISD officer, who was one of the guarantors involved in the hijacking.

For story on the 50th anniversary of the Laju hijacking on Jan 31.

Photographed on Jan 23, 2024.

India intercepts hijacked vessel in Arabian Sea, navy says

FILE PHOTO: A bird flies past the newly built INS Chennai, India’s third indigenously designed guided missile destroyer, ahead of its commissioning into the Navy in Mumbai, India November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade
FILE PHOTO: A bird flies past the newly built INS Chennai, India’s third indigenously designed guided missile destroyer, ahead of its commissioning into the Navy in Mumbai, India November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade

Houthis seize 'hostile' vessel off Yemen, Saudis say it carried medical equipment

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.