At Least 12 Killed in Pakistan as Train Falls into Canal

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Islamabad, Ramadan 15, 1436, Jul 2, 2015, SPA -- Pakistani army soldiers were among at least 12 people killed on Thursday when two coaches of a train fell into a canal after a bridge collapsed in the eastern province of Punjab. Railway Minister Saad Rafique said the immediate cause of the bridge collapse was not known. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered an investigation, dpa reported. Military spokesman Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa said the coaches derailed near the area of Kharian, and that a lieutenant colonel was among the dead. --SPA 18:03 LOCAL TIME 15:03 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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