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| Bhutto killing blamed on al-Qaeda | Bhutto killing blamed on al-Qaeda |
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| Pakistan says it has strong proof that al-Qaeda assassinated opposition politician Benazir Bhutto at an election rally on Thursday. | Pakistan says it has strong proof that al-Qaeda assassinated opposition politician Benazir Bhutto at an election rally on Thursday. |
| The interior ministry said it had intelligence indicating Baitullah Mehsud, whom it called an "al-Qaeda leader", was behind the killing. | |
| Baitullah Mehsud is a wanted pro-Taleban militant leader based in the South Waziristan tribal region. | |
| Ms Bhutto has been buried in her family tomb amid scenes of mass grieving. | Ms Bhutto has been buried in her family tomb amid scenes of mass grieving. |
| Video of her last moments before the attack in Rawalpindi was shown at the news conference given in Islamabad by the interior ministry. | |
| Addressing reporters, ministry spokesman Javed Iqbal Cheema said the primary cause of Ms Bhutto's death appeared to have been a blow to her head as she fell and not bullets or shrapnel. | |
| He added that all possible security arrangements had been put in place for Ms Bhutto. | |
| Her supporters say the government did not do enough to protect her. | |
| After a previous attempt on her life in October, Ms Bhutto accused rogue elements of the Pakistani intelligence services of involvement. |