RoP Strikes at Benazir Bhutto
Charles Johnson
Thu Oct 18, 2007 at 12:53 pm PDT • Views: 1,565
Benazir Bhutto has returned to Pakistan, and the Religion of Peace™ wasted no time trying to murder her: 2 blasts hit near Bhutto in Pakistan.
KARACHI, Pakistan - Two explosions went off Thursday night near the truck carrying former premier Benazir Bhutto during her procession through Karachi, wounding several people, police said.
No one on the truck carrying Bhutto was hurt, police officer Hasib Beg said.
UPDATE at 10/18/07 12:56:39 pm:
20 bodies scattered round site of Pakistan blast.
KARACHI (Reuters) - More than 20 bodies lay on the ground close to a burning car after a blast went off during former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s parade through Karachi hours after her return from self-imposed exile, a Reuters correspondent said.
The number of dead was unknown but body parts were scattered round the scene, he said.
UPDATE at 10/18/07 1:01:41 pm:
Fox News is reporting 35 dead and at least 70 injured…
UPDATE at 10/18/07 1:18:25 pm:
Greg Palkot is reporting from Karachi that the mood is getting very ugly. Anti-American riots are a real possibility, since Bhutto has been closely linked with the US…
UPDATE at 10/18/07 1:26:06 pm:
Latest news: at least 45 dead and hundreds injured.
UPDATE at 10/18/07 1:35:31 pm:
The death toll keeps rising; more than 70 are now reported dead.
Frank says: