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Scotland Yard Declares Bhutto Killed by Bomb not Bullet

Scotland Yard announced today that Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto died as the result of a suicide blast  and not from a gunshot. But Scotland Yard's investigation of the assassination isn't likely to put the matter to rest. Bhutto's party, which wants a UN investigation, has already denounced Scotland Yard's findings.

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KCRW placeholderBy Sara Terry • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Scotland Yard announced today that Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto died as the result of a suicide blast and not from a gunshot. But Scotland Yard's investigation of the assassination isn't likely to put the matter to rest. Bhutto's party, which wants a UN investigation, has already denounced Scotland Yard's findings. Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid is the author of Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia.

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    The Aftermath Project

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    Frances Anderton

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    Sonya Geis

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    Ahmed Rashid

    Pakistani journalist

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