Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday night strongly condemned a suicide attack in Wagah border in Pakistan, terming it as a “shocking” and “a dastardly act of terrorism”.
He expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and sent prayers for the injured. “Terror attack in Pakistan near Wagah border is shocking,” Modi tweeted.
Dawn News reported that at least 25 kilos of explosives may have been used in the attack. Reports added that there was heavy security in the area which the bomber managed to breach.
Inspector General Police of Punjab Police Mushtaq Sukhera said, “It appears that he (the bomber) is a young man of 20-25 years. At least 15 to 20 kilograms explosives have been used in the blast, showing some of the explosives was in his suicide jacket and remaining he might have carried.”
The attack came ahead of the Shia holy day of Muharram and tight security was in place.
One of the eye-witnesses said, “I had a car. I was standing there. There was a huge blast and my leg got injured. They admitted me to the hospital.”