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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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    1 of 3
    The Race for President and the Politics of Change
    1. 1:47Scotland Yard Declares Bhutto Killed by Bomb not BulletYou’re reading this
    2. 7:39The Race for President and the Politics of Change
    3. 43:11The Beginning of the End of the Writers' Strike
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