Pakistan's Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Assassinated

Islamabad - Aides to Pakistan's former Prime Minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto say she has been assassinated. Western and Pakistani news agencies said Ms. Bhutto died after sustaining injuries in a suicide attack at election rally near the capital, Islamabad. Ms. Bhutto had just addressed a gathering in a park in Rawalpindi, near the capital, Islamabad, when a blast went off. There were also reports of gunfire.

Scores of people were also killed in a double suicide attack in October at a homecoming procession in Karachi for Ms. Bhutto, who had just returned from exile.

Earlier Thursday, police said four people were killed by gunmen who opened fire on supporters of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during a political rally near Rawalpindi. Several other people were wounded in the gunbattle.

Sharif supporters are blaming members of the party that backs President Pervez Musharraf for the violence. Mr. Musharraf's Pakistan Muslim League-Q party has denied those accusations.

Both Mr. Sharif and Ms. Bhutto were traveling throughout Pakistan to win support ahead of the country's January 8 parliamentary elections. Sharif is banned from seeking a seat himself due to past criminal convictions.

Source : VOA News

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