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Page last updated at 11:07 GMT, Monday, 30 January 2006
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In pictures: Pakistan train crash

Derailed bogies of a passenger train are seen in ravine in Domeli, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) southeast of Islamabad

More than 600 people were on the Lahore-Rawalpindi train when it derailed near Jhelum. Officials suspect sabotage.

Rescue workers carry the body of a passenger killed in the train crash in Domeli, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) southeast of Islamabad

At least three people died. Officials say it is a miracle casualty figures are not higher given the scale of the derailment.

Railway workers struggle to clear the track after a passenger train derailed in Domeli, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) southeast of Islamabad

Troops had to use another train to access the remote crash site, which is inaccessible by road.

Nasreen Naveed looks at her injured son Hassan Naved in a hospital in Jhelum.

Nasreen Naveed and her son Hassan were among 40 injured and taken to hospital in Jhelum.

Railway officials check the tracks at the accident site in Domeli, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) southeast of Islamabad

Federal railway minister Ishaq Khakwani says preliminary investigations suggest the track was tampered with.

Rescue workers remove damaged rails near carriages after a train crash in Domeli, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) southeast of Islamabad

Authorities say nuts and bolts from a large portion of track near a sharp bend had been removed.



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