Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto was killed Thursday in an explosion at a rally in the city of Rawalpindi that killed at least 20 others, according to media reports.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, walks with former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto after a meeting at a hotel in Islamabad on Thursday.
(Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty Images) A senior military official, who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment, also said Bhutto had died.
Bhutto had just finished speaking to the crowd of thousands when the blast occurred, freelance journalist Graham Usher told the CBC from the capital, Islamabad.
Reuters reported other witnesses saying a man fired shots at Bhutto, then blew himself up.
An Associated Press reporter at the scene counted about 20 bodies, including police, and could see many other wounded people.
Bhutto escaped an assassination attempt in October when twin explosions ripped through crowds in Karachi welcoming her home from eight years of exile. Nearly 150 people died in the attacks.
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(Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty Images)
Bhutto had just finished speaking to the crowd of thousands when the blast occurred, freelance journalist Graham Usher told the CBC from the capital, Islamabad.
Reuters reported other witnesses saying a man fired shots at Bhutto, then blew himself up.
An Associated Press reporter at the scene counted about 20 bodies, including police, and could see many other wounded people.
Bhutto escaped an assassination attempt in October when twin explosions ripped through crowds in Karachi welcoming her home from eight years of exile. Nearly 150 people died in the attacks.
Full story
What will be the legacy of Benazir Bhutto? What will happen now in Pakistan?
More...