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| Fury over conflicting claims about Bhutto's death |
| 2007-12-31 |
| The hunt for the killers of Benazir Bhutto became mired in bitter controversy yesterday over a dispute between her supporters and political opponents about how she met her death. The two sides cannot agree whether she was shot or suffered fatal blast injuries. The dispute could influence the future direction of two inquiries announced yesterday by the Pakistani government. Any evidence that a lone suicide bomber carried out the attack would support the government's assertion that al-Qaeda was responsible; proof that shots were fired would fuel the suspicion of many within Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) that elements within the Pakistani state were to blame. Meanwhile, with outbreaks of disorder continuing in several cities, and large parts of the country paralysed because transport workers, storekeepers and bank staff are too terrified to leave their homes, there was no sign last night that investigators were any closer to bringing the killers to justice. |
| Posted by:lotp |