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Families mourn suicide attack victims near the Pakistan-India border

2014-11-03 209 Dailymotion

A weekend visit to Lahore turned tragic for this family that lost six members in a suicide attack on the India-Pakistan border that killed almost 60 people and wounded more than 100.

The deadly explosion took place during a popular military ceremony at the Pakistani side of the Wagah border...

Malik Mohammad Riaz had gone to watch the event with the victims - all relatives who were visiting Lahore from a nearby town.

(SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) MAN WHO LOST SIX FAMILY MEMBERS IN BLAST, MALIK MOHAMMAD RIAZ, SAYING:

"One was my elder brother, whose name was Mohammad Parvez. The wife of my younger brother, Abdul Sattar, was also killed. My brother-in-law was killed, and so was my nephew. We just received the news that another nephew has just died in hospital. Six have died. Five others are receiving treatment."

Funeral prayers were held for three family members. The rest of the bodies were sent to their native town for burial.

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