Posted by Orin Kerr:
Benazir Bhutto Assassinated in Pakistan:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_12_23-2007_12_29.shtml#1198771891
Uh oh. From [1]the New York Times:
The Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated
near the capital, Islamabad, on Thursday. Witnesses said Ms.
Bhutto, who was appearing at a political rally, was fired upon by a
gunman at close range, quickly followed by a blast that the
government said was caused by a suicide attacker.
Ms. Bhutto, a former prime minister of Pakistan, was declared
dead by doctors at a hospital in Rawalpindi at 6:16 p.m. At least a
dozen more people were killed in the attack.
Dr. Abbas Hayat, professor of pathology at Rawalpindi General
Hospital where Ms. Bhutto was taken, said doctors tried to revive
her for 35 minutes, but that she had shrapnel wounds and head
injuries and was in heart failure. He said he could not confirm
whether she had bullet injuries.
A close aide to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf blamed
Islamic militants for the assassination, and said it was carried
out by a suicide bomber. Ms. Bhutto�s death is the latest blow to
Pakistan�s treacherous political situation, and leaves her party
leaderless in the short term and unable to effectively compete in
hotly contested parliamentary elections that are two weeks away,
according to Hasan Askari Rizvi, a leading Pakistani political and
military analyst.
References
1. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/28/world/asia/28pakistan.html
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