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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.
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- Assassination occurred on December 27, 2007
- Pakistan initially rejected outside assistance
- February 8, 2008: Scotland Yard reports death caused by bomb blast
- United States has offered an FBI investigation
- No autopsy was conductedPretext: Main points: Scotland Yard report on Bhutto (February 8, 20008)
- Investigators relied on X-rays of Bhutto's head to determine cause of death
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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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Bhutto Investigation News
- Google News: Bhutto Investigation
- 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)
