Former Pakistani Prime Minister Bhutto Assassinated During Public Appearance
So a guy walks up to her car (where she's standing up out through the sun roof), fires three shots at her. The car speeds off, and the shooter detonates a bomb on himself, killing at least 20 other people.
Pakistan's official explanation is that she didn't die from gunshot wounds, or from the bomb. They state that no foreign matter was found on her body, and that she died from hitting her head in falling while the car pulled away. They further state that it was likely Al Qaeda and other Islamist extremists who undertook the assassination, citing a purported phone conversation capturing a top Islamist (who the US acknowledges is being considered a suspect in the assassination) congratulating Al Qaeda on killing her.
To me, this all stinks. Bhutto was about to go against President/General/Dictator Musharaff in the election. Musharaff's year includes suspending the judiciary, installing his own judicial officials, locking the country in martial law and dismantling most of the independent press units. This comes in the same year where he stated that he'd step down from the military leadership IF he was re-elected in the coming elections...
Yeah, blame Al Qaeda...