The assassination of Benazir Bhutto threatens to plunge a nuclear armed Pakistan into civil war, opposition groups warned today. The former prime minister was killed by a suicide bomber as she left a public rally in the city of Rawalpindi today. Commentators said the killing would make the postponement of the upcoming elections almost certain and could spark further unrest.
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto threatens to plunge a nuclear armed Pakistan into civil war, opposition groups warned today.
The former prime minister was killed by a suicide bomber as she left a public rally in the city of Rawalpindi today.
Commentators said the killing would make the postponement of the upcoming elections almost certain and could spark further unrest.
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