Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Shot
Post Source: MSNBC
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto shot after the rally as she got into her vehicle. Bhutto had recently returned from exile to campaign in a 3-way race with another former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and President Pervez Musharraf's party.
A party security adviser said Bhutto was shot in the neck and chest as she got into her vehicle, then the gunman blew himself up.
A senior military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment, confirmed that Bhutto had died.
A senior military official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment, confirmed that Bhutto had died.
It is reported that about twenty others died and many others were wounded in the suicide blast.