A woman grieves next to the bodies of victims of the Wagah bomb blast, at a Lahore hospital on Sunday. (Source: AP photo)
At least 52 people, including children and security personnel, were killed and 200 others injured in a suicide attack at Wagah, Pakistan on Sunday.
# 5 militants held in Karachi, major terrorist attack averted in the southern port city.
# The powerful explosion occurred in the parking area of the Wagah border between India and Pakistan minutes after the flag lowering-ceremony ended. Earlier reports had said it could be a cylinder blast.
Terror attack in Pakistan near Wagah Border is shocking. I strongly condemn such a dastardly act of terrorism.
- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 2, 2014
# Geo TV reported that 48 people have been killed while nearly 70 others have been injured in the explosion. It is feared that the death toll could rise.
# Our side is safe, we are alert, have increased our security, we are in constant touch with district officials and state police, says Ashok Kumar, Inspector General, Border Security Force.
# Punjab Police Inspector General Mushtaq Sukhera said the suicide attacker approached the gate as the crowd was vacating the parade area where the flag ceremony is held, Pakistani Rangers have cordoned off the blast site. AP quoted Sukhera as saying that the bomb exploded outside a restaurant near a Pakistani paramilitary soldiers' checkpoint at the border. He says the death toll is likely to rise because over 70 people are wounded, with several in critical condition.
#Up to five kilogrammes of explosive material was used in the blast.
# 'We had reports that some banned outfits might target Shias, religious personalities, public processions and important buildings', says IG Mushtaq Sukhera.
# The Rangers had made stringent security measures but it was difficult to check suicide bomber, says Mushtaq Sukhera, Punjab Police Inspector General.
# Three Rangers also died in the attack.
# Another Lahore officer, Haider Ashraf, says some paramilitary soldiers are among the wounded. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.
# TV footage showed shops and nearby buildings destroyed at the site of the blast. Security and rescue personnel have rushed to the spot while the injured have been taken to hospital. Emergency has been declared at all hospitals in Lahore.
# According to Express News, the al-Qaeda affiliated group Jandullah has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Wagah suicide attack. Jandullah claims responsibility. Terms it retaliation to Op. Zarb-e-Azb. Militants v/s women & children. What logic.
- Sana Bucha (@sanabucha) November 2, 2014
# A doctor at Ghurki Hospital near the Wagah border crossing claimed to have received 35 bodies and about 60 wounded, Dawn.com reported.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for a report on the incident.
Wagah is the only road border crossing between Amritsar and the Pakistani continued...
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