The group's spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan emailed and tweeted pictures of the bomber, identifying him as Haneefullah alias Hamza.
The pictures showed the alleged bomber sitting in front of a green backdrop with two automatic weapons a pistol, two copies of the Quran along with white and black militant flags.
The suicide explosion, which wounded more than 120, came at a gate to the Wagah border complex just after the “flag-lowering” ceremony had culminated. The ceremony attracts thousands of spectators every day and is popular with foreign tourists and sees larger crowds on weekends.
The suicide bomber blew himself up at a check post near the food and tea stalls. The death toll and damage could have been higher had the suicide bomber managed to enter the parade ground.
Days after the Wagah border attack, the group had warned that the attack was as much aimed at India as Pakistan, suggesting that Indian targets might be next.
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Shame on Pakistani state. Taliban must rule this country.
@US CENTCOM Why is that so where ever you intervene war, death and suffering comes by? Just go where you come from. We dont need your sympathies. In fact your crocodile tears cant change the truth that these so-called-jihadis are trained and nurtured by you.
It is outrageous that the enemy has the audacity to glorify a mass murderer. Killing 61 innocent people, including ten women and seven children, and injuring 110 more is no honorable feat. In fact it is an extreme act of cowardice. These innocent people were out on Sunday evening to watch some military pageantry. Was that their crime? And what warranted such a senseless attack on them? No religion, including Islam, condones these senseless attacks. Wrongly evoking religious edict does not fool any sane person. These enemies of humanity are put on notice by all. Soon they will have no place to hide. For them the writing is on the wall: Denounce terrorism, put down your arm and join the main stream to build a better; peaceful societies or get eliminated. It is that simple!
Abdul Quddus DET - U.S. Central Command www.facebook.com/centcomurdu
we must hunt and kill these terrorists asap.