(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Pakistanis mourned on Monday for the victims of a massive suicide bombing near the border with India as the death toll from the explosion the previous day rose to 60, police said.
The attack was the deadliest to hit the country in over a year. In September 2013, a suicide bombing killed at least 85 people in Peshawar province, AP reported.
In Sunday's attack, the bomber detonated his explosives near a paramilitary checkpoint close to the Wagah border crossing with India, as hundreds of Pakistanis were returning from watching a military parade on the outskirts of Lahore.
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