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Sunday, November 2, 2014

Dozens killed in suicide blast at India-Pakistan border crossing

 At least 55 people have been killed and dozens injured in a suicide bombing at a border crossing between India and Pakistan
A suicide bomber has killed at least 55 people and wounded more than 120 during a 'flag-lowering' ceremony at the main Pakistan-India border crossing

 The Punjab police chief said the blast happened when a suicide attacker approached a restaurant after the Wagah ceremony and detonated his explosives
The explosion happened at the Wagah border gate near the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore after the display of military pageantry that attracts thousands of spectators every day
 Devastated relatives stand beside the victims of the attack, which various umbrella groups of the Tehreek-e-Taliban group have claimed credit for 

Crowds gather at Wagah each sunset to watch the ceremony that accompanies the formal closing of the border post
Pakistani politician Imran Khan described the blast as an 'act of terror'
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was a 'dastardly act of terrorism'


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