The prime ministers of India and Pakistan have condemned a suicide bomb attack at the main border crossing between the two countries.
Latest reports say 55 people were killed an dozens more wounded when the explosion hit near a checkpoint at the Wagah border crossing on November 2.
The attack occurred as hundreds of people were returning from a military parade on the outskirts of Lahore, provincial police chief Mushtaq Sukhera said.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed "grief and sorrow" over the attack.
His Indian counterpart Narendra Modi condemned the "shocking" and "dastardly" attack.
According to Radio Mashaal, several splinter Taliban groups claimed responsibility, including Tehrik-e-Taliban, and Jamat ul Ihrar.
Security haws been increased across Pakistan to thwart possible attacks on minority Shi'ite Muslims observing Ashura, which marks the death of Imam Hussein, Prophet Mohammad's grandson and one of the most revered figures in Shi'ite Islam.
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