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Eumelia ([personal profile] eumelia) wrote2007-12-27 05:57 pm
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Sensless Violence

Pakistan's Opposition Leader Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated after she spoke at a political rally in Rawalpindi.
She was shot and subsequently a bomb exploded wounding many of those attending the rally.

What a tragedy.

BBC report and another BBC report.

Not to mention the 180 degree shift in Pakistani politics now, especially seeing as the Parliamentary elections are/were to be held on the 8th of January.

18:37 - Edited to Add: a quick time line of Benazir Bhutto's life.
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[identity profile] gonzo21.livejournal.com 2007-12-27 04:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Fabulous, the spectre of civil war in a country with notoriously lax command and control over their nuclear weapons. :(

[identity profile] stateofwonder.livejournal.com 2007-12-27 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Yikes... I fear for anyone living in Pakistan over the next few weeks. And what a terrible end to a fascinating life.

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_yggdrasil/ 2007-12-27 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
That's awful. And even if you're hellbent on killing a leader you hate, why do you have to murder civilians? I don't get people.

[identity profile] tempestbreaker.livejournal.com 2007-12-27 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Terrible. Terrible. No other words/thoughts describe it.

Karachi is a shithole of a city, and yet one of the biggest. Some of the people I know from the city told me of the horrors of the city, that people would go around on motorcycles (like here) and kill doctors of different sects. Doctors.

What a tragedy. And what bravery of Bhotto. She knew her life was in danger, and yet continued to press for democracy to return.
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