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Thursday, December 27, 2007 |
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 Destiny finally caught up with Benazir Bhutto, fulfilling a cruel prophecy she herself had reiterated several times in the past.After a particularly successful rally at Rawalpindi, she was being driven away in her armored vehicle, when elated by cheering bystanders Bhutto stuck her neck out, literally. She stood up inside the vehicle to alight from the roof and wave back at her supporters. The assassin's bullets greeted her. [Ed. Updated below] This was the fourth major attempt on her life in this trip to Pakistan alone. The first one was a high intensity blast that killed about 150 people. In the second one, a baby was used as a tactical weapon. Another one, just a day before, employed a 15-year old with a sack of nails. As expected, our political leaders have gone into anaphylactic shock upon hearing this news. We sincerely hope that they recover soon and do the needful, which is to protect our citizens from any possible fall outs that might occur. Update 1: What killed Bhutto? Well, they are still figuring out the "who" part and it is likely that theories and counter-theories will be endlessly put forth, discussed and dissected as different parties try to color this incident with their respective political agenda. While Indian media is still catching up and reporting a day old theory of shrapnel inflicted injuries, it is now quite clear that Benazir didn't die from gunshot wounds nor was her life cut short by shrapnel. She died when her head was violently thrust against a lever of the sunroof by the intensity of the blast. She sustained severe skull injuries which ultimately proved fatal. For more details, please read this. Update 2: A large tree falls across the border As expected, large scale violence broke out in Pakistan following the assassination. You can find glorious pictures of burning vehicles, buildings etc. on flickr. Indian media didn't report this but there were violent protests in Kashmir. You can catch some photos on this slideshow. Looks like when a large tree falls on that side of the border, some rumbles are unavoidable this side of it. Right now there is a pretty bizarre blame game going on in which details of Benazir's demise is being disputed. An aide claimed she saw bullet wounds on Benazir's head. These details do not substantially alter the facts of the event. Whether she ultimately died of gunshot wounds or shrapnel or even a sunroof lever, the fact remains that she was assassinated by a terror group.
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