Survivors of train bomb massacre arrive home

SURVIVORS of the bombs that killed at least 66 passengers on a cross-border train from India arrived in Pakistan last night, sparking tears of relief among relatives who found their loved ones — and grief among those who did not.

Survivors of train bomb massacre arrive home

Hundreds of passengers poured from the train, first at the border town of Wagha and then at its destination of Lahore, some throwing their arms into the air and thanking God.

Amid a crowd of security guards and family members in Wagha, passengers told of the terror that followed the blasts and fire that killed scores of people on the train north of the Indian capital, New Delhi, most of them Pakistanis.

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