(PTI) The suicide bomber who targetted former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto's motorcade was reportedly armed with a device having about 15 kg of explosives and thousand of pellets leaving a trail of death snuffing out lives of 139 persons. A senior security official told the Dawn newspaper on condition of anonymity that the suicide bomber had been part of a suspicious-looking group of men, some of whom had been seen holding sticks. This group had been spotted by a policeman standing under a flyover in the Karsaz area of Karachi, where Bhutto's armoured truck was targeted. Before the policeman could approach the group, the men melted into the huge crowd.
"These men were distinguishable from the rest of the crowd because they were wearing white salwar kameez and did not appear to be enjoying the music and joy of the occasion," the security official was quoted as saying.