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Assasination of Benazir Bhutto

Liaquat Bagh, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
2007-12-27
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the former two-time Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988-90; 1993-96) and, at the time of her death, leader of the opposition Pakistan People's Party, occurred on 27 December 2007. As she was leaving a rally in the Liaquat National Bagh in Rawalpindi, Bhutto was shot in the neck and chest by an assassin who then detonated a suicide bomb.She was campaigning ahead of elections due in January 2008.She was declared dead at 18:16 local time (13:16 GMT), en route to Rawalpindi General Hospital. At least 21 people were confirmed dead in the aftermath; other conflicting reports indicate 22 bodies found at the scene. Two months earlier, shortly after her return from exile, she survived a similar attempt on her life that killed over 136 people.
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