Bhutto target of bombing
Benazir Bhutto has just arrived in Pakistan yesterday. She was greeted with thousands of well-wishers. She was also greeted with a bomb attack in spite of the fact that there were thousands of police for security. Bhutto has supported the US and has pledged to help the US kick Al Qaeda out of her country.
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From MSNBC:
A suicide bombing in a crowd welcoming former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto killed at least 123 people Thursday night, shattering her celebratory procession through Pakistan’s biggest city after eight years in exile.
Two explosions went off near a truck carrying Bhutto, but police and officials of her party said she was not injured and was hurried to her house. An Associated Press photo showed a dazed-looking Bhutto being helped away.
There were conflicting reports on the number of people killed in the blasts. The Associated Press, citing officials from six hospitals, reported 126 dead and 248 wounded. Reuters, citing witnesses and a police official, reported 123 killed and more than 260 injured. There was no way to immediately reconcile the difference, but these figures make the attack one of the deadliest bomb strikes in Pakistan’s history. (more…)
