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Lahore, Pakistan - Relatives mourn a victim after a suicide bomber killed at least 55 people and wounded 120 more at the Wagah border on November 3. The checkpoint is the only official crossing along the Pakistan-India border, and the site of a nightly flag-lowering ceremony that attracts thousands of spectators. Police found more explosives during a sweep of the area, and by end of day three groups had claimed responsibility for the attacks, said to be retaliation for the government offensive against the Pakistani Taliban in the northwestern tribal belt. Pakistan initially coordinated with India to suspend the elaborately choreographed military flag-lowering in honor of the dead, but decided to carry on with it as a sign of defiance in the face of terrorism.
