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| British Muslims are expected to offer prayers on Friday for the former Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated by a suicide bomber. | British Muslims are expected to offer prayers on Friday for the former Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated by a suicide bomber. |
| In Bradford, where about 70,000 people of Pakistani origin live, the killing was condemned as a "sad day" for the country and a threat to democracy. | In Bradford, where about 70,000 people of Pakistani origin live, the killing was condemned as a "sad day" for the country and a threat to democracy. |
| Amid worldwide condemnation, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said "terrorists must not be allowed to kill democracy". | Amid worldwide condemnation, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said "terrorists must not be allowed to kill democracy". |
| Ms Bhutto was killed as she campaigned ahead of next month's elections. | Ms Bhutto was killed as she campaigned ahead of next month's elections. |
| The country, presently in the clutches of military, is being held at ransom by anti-democratic and terrorist forces Ishtiaq AhmedBradford Council of Mosques UK Pakistanis express shock | The country, presently in the clutches of military, is being held at ransom by anti-democratic and terrorist forces Ishtiaq AhmedBradford Council of Mosques UK Pakistanis express shock |
| Deadly riots later erupted in several Pakistani cities in the hours after the assassination, with at least 11 deaths reported as her angry supporters took to the streets. | Deadly riots later erupted in several Pakistani cities in the hours after the assassination, with at least 11 deaths reported as her angry supporters took to the streets. |
| Mourners are now preparing to bury Ms Bhutto next to her father - who was executed in 1979 - in Larkana in the southern province of Sindh. | |
| The British High Commissioner in Pakistan, Robert Brinkley, is to attend the funeral. | |
| The spokesman for the Bradford Council of Mosques, Ishtiaq Ahmed, said: "The murder of Benazir Bhutto is a major set back to restoring democracy in Pakistan. | The spokesman for the Bradford Council of Mosques, Ishtiaq Ahmed, said: "The murder of Benazir Bhutto is a major set back to restoring democracy in Pakistan. |
| "The country, presently in the clutches of military, is being held at ransom by anti-democratic and terrorist forces." | "The country, presently in the clutches of military, is being held at ransom by anti-democratic and terrorist forces." |
| Bradford was a major support base for Mrs Bhutto's political party, the PPP. | Bradford was a major support base for Mrs Bhutto's political party, the PPP. |
| Mohammed Akram, from the Hanfia mosque in Bradford, said people would be anxious to find out who was behind the killing. | Mohammed Akram, from the Hanfia mosque in Bradford, said people would be anxious to find out who was behind the killing. |
| "We're shocked and we're very sad when we heard this news," he told BBC Radio 5 Live. The Pakistani flag flew at half-mast at the London embassy | "We're shocked and we're very sad when we heard this news," he told BBC Radio 5 Live. The Pakistani flag flew at half-mast at the London embassy |
| "She had a lot of supporters in Bradford. In fact, her father had a lot of support and since then she was like a Bradfordian to us." | "She had a lot of supporters in Bradford. In fact, her father had a lot of support and since then she was like a Bradfordian to us." |
| Earlier Prime Minister Gordon Brown condemned the killers as "cowards afraid of democracy". | Earlier Prime Minister Gordon Brown condemned the killers as "cowards afraid of democracy". |
| It was a "tragic hour" for Pakistan but terrorists must not be allowed to "win there, here or anywhere", he added. | It was a "tragic hour" for Pakistan but terrorists must not be allowed to "win there, here or anywhere", he added. |
| The Pakistani flag is flying at half-mast outside the embassy in London. | The Pakistani flag is flying at half-mast outside the embassy in London. |
| Foreign Secretary David Miliband called the bombing, which killed about 20 people, a "senseless attack". | Foreign Secretary David Miliband called the bombing, which killed about 20 people, a "senseless attack". |
| The Tories said it was "an appalling act of terrorism" and the Lib Dems a "hammer blow" to democracy in Pakistan. | The Tories said it was "an appalling act of terrorism" and the Lib Dems a "hammer blow" to democracy in Pakistan. |