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| AM 'shaken' in Bhutto bomb blasts | AM 'shaken' in Bhutto bomb blasts |
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| Plaid Cymru Welsh assembly member Mohammad Asghar, who was with Benazir Bhutto on her return to Pakistan, says he was shaken by the attack. | |
| Two explosions killed more than 130 people at a procession celebrating the ex-PM's return to Pakistan from exile. | Two explosions killed more than 130 people at a procession celebrating the ex-PM's return to Pakistan from exile. |
| Ms Bhutto was not injured, and Mr Asghar, the assembly's first ethnic minority AM, said he had been very close to the blasts and escaped unhurt. | Ms Bhutto was not injured, and Mr Asghar, the assembly's first ethnic minority AM, said he had been very close to the blasts and escaped unhurt. |
| Speaking to the BBC from Karachi, he said he did not know how he survived. | Speaking to the BBC from Karachi, he said he did not know how he survived. |
| He described the scene as carnage. He has visited a number of hospitals in the area and was due to visit Ms Bhutto. | |
| Mr Asghar, a South Wales East AM who was elected last May, had been planning to be in Pakistan for about a week. | Mr Asghar, a South Wales East AM who was elected last May, had been planning to be in Pakistan for about a week. |
| It is understood he was invited to accompany Ms Bhutto, along with other politicians and delegates, to ensure she was treated fairly on her return to Pakistan. | |
| A Plaid Cymru spokesperson said: "He had been invited by Benazir Bhutto to go along. It was his hope that the visit would hasten the reintroduction of democracy there. | |
| "He doesn't want to take sides in it - he is completely neutral." | |
| After the attack, Mr Asghar contacted Plaid chief executive Gwenllian Lansdown to confirm that he was safe and had arrived at his hotel in Karachi. | |
| Ms Lansdown said: "I was very relieved to speak to Mohammad last night and to find out that he was safe and well. | |
| "This attack was a horrific event, and Mohammad was clearly shaken. Our sincerest condolences go out to all the victims and their families." |