The former Pakistani Prime Minister assassinated in a suicide attack in Rawalpindi after a political rally held at Liaqut Bagh park
According to a press conference by the Pakistani Ministry of Interior, Benazir Bhutto did not die from gunshots, but from a head wound she suffered after hitting her car's sunroof after the suicide bomb blast. The Interior Ministry blamed al-Qaeda and the Taliban for her death, referring to an intercepted al-Qaeda phone call.
Article added on December 27, 2007 at 16:50 Swiss time, updated at 18:35 Swiss time The presidential hopeful and former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was killed in Rawalpindi after a political rally held at Liaqut Bagh park on December 27, 2007. According to eye-witness reports, the suicide attacker shot her in the head and later blew himself up. Benazir Bhutto died at 6:16 p.m. local time at Rawalpindi General Hospital because of her head wounds. At least a dozen other people are said to have been killed in the attack at the rally.
On October 18, 2007, on the day she had returned from almost a decade of self-imposed exile in Dubai (since 1998), Benazir Bhutto was almost killed in a suicide attack which killed 134 people in Karachi. She blamed extremist Islamic groups for the attack, who don't won't democracy to flourish in Pakistan and who do not want a woman to lead the country. General Musharraf warned her several times that he could not insure her security. At the same time, he did not seem to much preoccupied by security measures for her. However, in a political understanding, Musharraf granted amnesty to Benazir Bhutto and all corruption charges against her were withdrawn.
Article added on December 27, 2007 at 16:50 Swiss time, updated at 18:35 Swiss time The presidential hopeful and former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was killed in Rawalpindi after a political rally held at Liaqut Bagh park on December 27, 2007. According to eye-witness reports, the suicide attacker shot her in the head and later blew himself up. Benazir Bhutto died at 6:16 p.m. local time at Rawalpindi General Hospital because of her head wounds. At least a dozen other people are said to have been killed in the attack at the rally.
On October 18, 2007, on the day she had returned from almost a decade of self-imposed exile in Dubai (since 1998), Benazir Bhutto was almost killed in a suicide attack which killed 134 people in Karachi. She blamed extremist Islamic groups for the attack, who don't won't democracy to flourish in Pakistan and who do not want a woman to lead the country. General Musharraf warned her several times that he could not insure her security. At the same time, he did not seem to much preoccupied by security measures for her. However, in a political understanding, Musharraf granted amnesty to Benazir Bhutto and all corruption charges against her were withdrawn.
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