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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... Read full story »

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