A train has slammed into a minibus that was crossing the tracks in an unauthorized location in norther Egypt, killing at least eight people and leaving 12 injured

Twenty-one passengers were killed after a train in Pakistan was attacked and hundreds were taken hostage on Tuesday, according to the Pakistani military.

More than 400 people were on the Jaffar Express on Tuesday when militants fired on the train and blew up the track in the Balochistan region, Pakistani security officials said.