Bhutto`s homecoming turns into a nightmare
Karachi: In the worst ever terror strike in Pakistan, at least 139 people were killed and over 500 others injured when a suicide bomber targeting former Prime Minister Benzair Bhutto blew himself up during her homecoming procession here late on Thursday night but she escaped unhurt.
The bomber struck just 10 to 15 ft away from the especially refurbished armoured truck in which 54-year-old Bhutto was travelling along with close aides as the procession which was moving towards the tomb of Pakistan`s founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah reached the Karsaz area of this port city at about midnight.
A grenade exploded seconds before the suicide bomber struck ripping through a police van in front of Bhutto`s truck, which was also damaged, killing mostly supporters of Pakistan People`s Party leader who had thronged the streets in hundreds and thousands to greet her.
Text : Agencies
Images : Associated Press
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