In 2014 a suicide bomber detonated a device at the Border Closing/flag lowering ceremony which takes place every evening on the Pakistan/India Border at Wagah/Atari. The device killed more than 60 people and injured hundreds more.
Realising he wouldn't get past the security cordon the bomber waited outside the parade ground and blew himself up as people were leaving after the border closing ceremony. If he'd got into the packed arena the death toll would have been much higher as the tiered seating accommodates hundreds/thousands of visitors
There's a huge military/army presence on both sides of the border and before the main event sniffer dogs marched with their handlers and made their 'salute'
Friday, 22 November 2019
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I found that rather moving.
ReplyDeleteThey had a lot of dogs around, not all german shepherds, plus men with bomb detectors. I like how they've incorporated the dogs into the ceremony (and the women soldiers also)!! Suex
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