[URL]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29871077[/URL]
[QUOTE][B]More than 50 people have been killed and at least 100 injured in a suicide bombing close to Pakistan's only border crossing with India.[/B]
The blast hit near the checkpoint at the Wagah border crossing, near Lahore.
The Pakistani Taliban told the BBC that it had carried out the attack, although another militant group, Jundullah, also said it was responsible.
At least 15 people were badly injured, and officials said three members of the Pakistani border force had died.
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[QUOTE]Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan [URL="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/528930775874678785"]described the blast as an "act of terror"[/URL]."Shocked and saddened by suicide attack nr Wagah border," the former international cricketer tweeted.
Meanwhile Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the attack as a "dastardly act of terrorism".
India has in the past accused Pakistan of sponsoring jihadi groups in the region.
The two countries, which have fought three wars against each other, have been engaged in a long-running conflict over the region of Kashmir, which both sides claim.
An Indian security official said the Indian side of the border was not affected by the explosion, Reuters reported.[/QUOTE]
Hopefully this doesn't lead to conflict, India and Pakistan tend to point fingers at each other when the Taliban does something.
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