Posted on 11/02/2014 4:13:25 PM PST by Gamecock
NEW DELHI, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Indian Border Security Force (BSF) troopers were put on high alert Sunday evening along the India- Pakistan international border after a massive blast left over 45 people dead and over 70 others injured at Wagah border check point in Pakistan, said local media.
The Indo-Asian News Service quoted BSF officials at Attari border next to Wagah in Punjab as saying the blast, triggered by an alleged suicide bomber, was heard at a distance of nearly two km.
The blast, according to information obtained by the BSF, occurred close to the place where the retreat ceremony was held between troopers of both countries to mark the closure of the border gates each evening, which has also become a tourist attraction, said the report
The number of visitors for the ceremony on the Pakistan side was also higher than normal days, said the report.
"We have put our troopers on high alert along the entire border following the Wagah incident. We are trying to get details," a BSF official was quoted as saying.
At least 45 people have been reportedly killed in the blast which took place at 17:50 p.m. local time in a restaurant near Wagah border area in the outskirts of Lahore. At the time of incident, many people were in the restaurant for food, the reports said.
Initial reports said the explosion took place due to gas cylinder blast, but police did not confirm it.
Religion of Peace involved no doubt.
Was a homocide bomber.
All the casualties were on the Pakistani side of the border.
How could you tell? The article is so poorly written and just a confused mess of words.
John Cleese is deeply saddened as is the entire Ministry of Silly Walks.
From Islam with hate. Hope the Sikhs and Hindus kick their @$$!
Ammo dump?
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