Benazir Bhutto Killed in Attack

Updated from 8:43 a.m. EST

Benazir Bhutto, the leader of Pakistan's opposition, has died from injuries she suffered in a bombing and gun attack that targeted a political rally in Rawalpindi, according to published reports.

Information was continuing to change rapidly, but the Associated Press said Thursday that Bhutto had died after being hurt in the attack. Bloomberg quoted Bhutto aide Imran Hayat as saying she had died at Rawalpindi General Hospital.

The bomber was reported to have fired shots before setting off explosives, and it wasn't yet clear if Bhutto was killed by the gunfire or the blast.

Bhutto, 54, was originally reported to have left the rally before the attack. However, subsequent reports quoted her husband and a security officer as saying she was wounded.

Reports indicated that between 14 and 20 other people were killed. The rally was said to have attracted thousands of Bhutto supporters.

Bhutto, the former prime minister of Pakistan, returned to the nation earlier this year after living in exile for eight years. In October, her motorcade was targeted in an attack that killed more than 100 people.

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