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Pakistan Busts 2 More in Bhutto Hit

Arrests come as nation ends mourning period

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 7, 2008 6:15 AM CST

(Newser) – Pakistani authorities have charged two alleged terrorists with participating in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, reports AFP. The two men are from Rawalpindi, where the former PM was killed in December. "Their tentacles are from the tribal region and Baitullah Mehsud," said a senior official, referring to the militant from Pakistan's northwest. Investigators last month arrested a teenager who said he was a back-up bomber for a squad sent to kill Bhutto.

Mehsud, who has collaborated with al-Qaeda, has denied any involvement in the assassination. The arrests came as 20,000 supporters ended their 40-day period of mourning at the family's ancestral village where Bhutto was laid to rest. Her widower and political successor, Asif Ali Zardari, has said that he may consider running in this month's elections.

Supporters of Pakistan's slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto chant slogans as they arrive to attend a ceremony marking the end of the 40- day mourning period, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Pakistan. About 10,000 mourners gathered at the tomb of Bhutto to mark the end of...
Supporters of Pakistan's slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto chant slogans as they arrive to attend a ceremony marking the end of the 40- day mourning period, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Garhi Khuda...   (Associated Press)
Posters of Pakistan's slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto are displayed for sale outside her tomb, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Pakistan. About 10,000 mourners gathered at the tomb of Bhutto to mark the end of the mourning period for her death, as her party prepared to...
Posters of Pakistan's slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto are displayed for sale outside her tomb, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Pakistan. About 10,000 mourners gathered at the tomb...   (Associated Press)
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier stands alert outside the tomb of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto to ensure security for a ceremony marking the end of the 40- day mourning period, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Pakistan. About 10,000 mourners gathered at the tomb of Bhutto to...
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier stands alert outside the tomb of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto to ensure security for a ceremony marking the end of the 40- day mourning period, Thursday, Feb....   (Associated Press)
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto addresses a news conference at her home in Naudero, 500 kilometers (311 miles) from Karachi, Pakistan,  in this Oct. 27, 2007 file photo.
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto addresses a news conference at her home in Naudero, 500 kilometers (311 miles) from Karachi, Pakistan, in this Oct. 27, 2007 file photo.   (Associated Press)
Supporters of Pakistan's slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto pray in front of her portrait at a ceremony marking the end of the 40- day mourning period, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Pakistan. About 10,000 mourners gathered at the tomb of Bhutto to mark the end of...
Supporters of Pakistan's slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto pray in front of her portrait at a ceremony marking the end of the 40- day mourning period, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh,...   (Associated Press)
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