Bhutto Investigation

A United Kingdom investigation, conducted by Scotland Yard, has determined that former Pakistan Peoples Party leader Benazir Bhutto died of a head injury caused by the force of a suicide bomb explosion. Bhutto supporters have challenged the findings, claiming that Bhutto was killed by an assassin's bullet.

The government of Pakistan and its president Pervez Musharraf have been accused of covering up the cause of death.ABC News: Bhutto's Aides Accuse Government of Cover-Up (December 29, 2007) Bhutto supporters have called for an independent international investigation, while Musharraf continues to deny any government involvement with regards to Bhutto's death.

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• Times Online: Bhutto died from bomb blast not gunshot, Scotland Yard says (February 8, 2008)
• Christian Science Monitor: Scotland Yard: Bhutto killed by bomb, not bullet (February 9, 2008)
• CNN.com: Bhutto's husband backs U.N. probe (January 5, 2008)
• CNN.com: Scotland Yard to Help Probe Bhutto Assassination (January 2, 2008)
  • Pervez Musharraf has invited Scotland Yard to Pakistan to assist with the investigation into the death of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
• IHT: "Pakistan Seeking Support and Possible Help From Other Nations..." (January 1, 2008)
• New York Times: "In Reversal, Pakistan Welcomes Outside Help with Inquiry on Bhutto" (January 1, 2008)
• NDTV: Zardari: Pak govt befitted from Bhutto's death (January 1, 2008)
  • Bhutto's husband, Asif Ali Zardari has called for an team headed up by The United Nations to investigate the assassination.
• The Boston Globe: "Clinton calls for Bhutto investigation " (January 1, 2008)
• Associated Press: "Pakistan in Talks on Bhutto Probe" (December 29, 2007)

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