Pak: At Least 48 Dead, Over 120 Hurt in a Blast Near Wagah Border >>
At least 48 people, including children and security personnel, were killed and 120 others injured in an apparent suicide attack in Pakistan near the Indo-Pak border at Wagah today.
At least 48 people have been killed while nearly 120 people have also reportedly been injured in the explosion, Dawn reported.
The explosion occurred in the parking area of the Wagah border between India and Pakistan, as the flag lowering-ceremony ended.
Punjab police said that explosion may be the result of a suicide attack. Journalists have been instructed to clear the area, which the Rangers have cordoned off.
TV footage showed shops and nearby buildings destroyed at the site of the blast. Security and rescue personnel have rushed to the site of the blast while the injured have been taken to hospital.
Emergency has been declared at all hospitals in Lahore. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for a report on the incident.
Wagah is the only road border crossing between Amritsar and the Pakistani city of Lahore.
Pak: At Least 48 Dead, Over 120 Hurt in a Blast Near Wagah Border
Lahore | Nov 02, 2014
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At least 48 people, including children and security personnel, were killed and 120 others injured in an apparent suicide attack in Pakistan near the Indo-Pak border at Wagah today.
At least 48 people have been killed while nearly 120 people have also reportedly been injured in the explosion, Dawn reported.
The explosion occurred in the parking area of the Wagah border between India and Pakistan, as the flag lowering-ceremony ended.
Punjab police said that explosion may be the result of a suicide attack. Journalists have been instructed to clear the area, which the Rangers have cordoned off.
TV footage showed shops and nearby buildings destroyed at the site of the blast. Security and rescue personnel have rushed to the site of the blast while the injured have been taken to hospital.
Emergency has been declared at all hospitals in Lahore. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for a report on the incident.
Wagah is the only road border crossing between Amritsar and the Pakistani city of Lahore.
According to the media in Pakistan, Jundallah terror outfit has claimed responsibility for the blast.
http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/Pak-At-Least-48-Dead-Over-120-Hurt-in-a-Blast-Near-Wagah-Border/866326http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jundallah_%28Pakistan%29It seems that the protracted war of the muslamic infighting is soon going to engulf Pakistan666 more and more.