News Agencies:Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was shot dead Thursday at a political rally by an attacker who then set off a blast that left 20 others dead. In a year of increasing violence in Pakistan, Bhutto returned home from exile in October to contest parliamentary elections.
Bhutto, 54, survived explosions at her homecoming rally in Karachi that claimed the lives of around 140 people, and there were several reports that she was on militants’ hit lists. She had just finished addressing a rally, was shot in the head and neck before a suicide bomber blew himself up near her vehicle, according to reports from the scene.
Bhutto's assassination could fuel further violence and instability.Her supporters turned violent when she was taken to a hospital in Rawalpindi, chanting slogans like “Killer Musharraf” and smashing vehicles in the area. Musharraf lives in Rawalpindi, a satellite city of the capital Islamabad that hosts the army headquarters.
If the elections proceed, whether Bhutto's Pakistan People’s Party will be able to capture a sympathy vote is debatable.
Bhutto, 54, survived explosions at her homecoming rally in Karachi that claimed the lives of around 140 people, and there were several reports that she was on militants’ hit lists. She had just finished addressing a rally, was shot in the head and neck before a suicide bomber blew himself up near her vehicle, according to reports from the scene.
Bhutto's assassination could fuel further violence and instability.Her supporters turned violent when she was taken to a hospital in Rawalpindi, chanting slogans like “Killer Musharraf” and smashing vehicles in the area. Musharraf lives in Rawalpindi, a satellite city of the capital Islamabad that hosts the army headquarters.
If the elections proceed, whether Bhutto's Pakistan People’s Party will be able to capture a sympathy vote is debatable.
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