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Bhutto Calls for Investigation into Friday’s Bombing in Pakistan

HeadlineOct 22, 2007

In Pakistan, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is calling for international experts to be brought in to investigate Friday’s bombing of her convoy that killed about 140 people. Bhutto’s convoy was attacked just hours after she returned from eight years in exile. It was the deadliest attack in Pakistan’s history. On Sunday, Bhutto spoke out for the first time since the bombing.

Benazir Bhutto: “We want to avoid bloodshed. We want to avoid loss of life. But I also want to say that if it means sacrificing our lives, if it means sacrificing our liberty, to save Pakistan and to save democracy, because we believe democracy alone can save Pakistan from disintegration and a militant takeover, then we are prepared to risk our lives, and we are prepared to risk our liberty. But we are not prepared to surrender our great nation to the militants.”

Bhutto said she believes government officials may have been involved in the attack. She called for the dismissal of the head of one of Pakistan’s intelligence agencies and the police chief who is heading the investigation into the bombing.

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