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Pakistan blast 'kills 45' at Wagah border with India | |
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At least 45 people have been killed and 60 hurt in a suspected suicide bombing at a Pakistan-India border town near the city of Lahore, officials say. | |
A senior security official in Punjab province said that the dead included three members of the border force. | |
The explosion happened on the Pakistan side near the famous Wagah crossing between the two countries. | |
Crowds gather every day at the crossing to watch soldiers conduct a "lowering of the flags" ceremony. | |
There were reports that the explosion came at the end of Sunday's ceremony. | |
At least 15 of those injured are seriously wounded, local police told the BBC. | At least 15 of those injured are seriously wounded, local police told the BBC. |