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India, Pakistan hold Wagah border ritual despite attack

Monday, 3 November 2014


India and Pakistan have held a daily military ceremony at their only land border crossing, a day after a suicide attack there killed dozens of people.
Despite earlier plans to suspend the ritual at Wagah, Pakistan's military said it wanted the nation to unite against terrorism.
The bomb exploded near the checkpoint on the Pakistani side, killing at least 55 people and injuring many more. Funerals of those killed have been taking place across Punjab province.
Punjab army corps commander Lt-Gen Naveed Zaman told those present at Monday's ceremony that they "proved that terrorists can't break the morale and zeal of the nation", according to a news agency.