A suicide blast close to the Pakistan-India border has killed at least 55 people and left more than 150 wounded, police have told Al Jazeera. <br /> <br />The explosion took place at the Wagah border crossing near Lahore. It happened at the end of a daily flag-lowering ceremony as people were moving back to their cars. <br /> <br />The bomber set off his explosives at a security checkpoint outside the parade area, and about 500 meters from the actual border, the director general of the Punjab Rangers, Tahir Khan, said. <br /> <br />Khan added that it was a "success" that the Rangers had been able to stop the attacker at the checkpoint, as he had been seeking entry into the actual parade area, where scores of people were seated. <br /> <br />"The blast has taken place about 500-600 feet from the parade venue ... people were standing there and many people were leaving there at the time," Khan told reporters. <br /> <br />"When the bomber saw that there was very strict checking at the security checkpoint, he decided to detonate his explosives as he began to pass through it." <br /> <br />The Rangers are a paramilitary force that is responsible for border security at Wagah.
