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The Massacre at Karsaz Bridge: Analysis of the Bhutto Blast (Part 2)

Bomber Sketch Released
Two Severed Heads Found; Police Still Assert One Bomber
Explosives: Russian-Made Grenade and 14 kg RDX suicide belt
Multiple Attack Teams?
A Nexus Against Bhutto?
Political Fallout of the Attacks: Playing Musical Chairs Can Be Dangerous

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PAKISTANI POLICE RELEASES IMAGE OF ALLEGED KARACHI BOMBER
Sindh Police has released a sketch of the severed head of an individual it [...]

BB Strikes Back: Press Conference Coverage

In the footer of the previous post, “The Massacre at Karsaz Bridge: Analysis of the Bhutto Blast (Part 1),” I posted real-time updates of Benazir Bhutto’s press conference at Bilawal House this afternoon Pakistan Standard Time. The press conference was long and my summary ended up becoming lengthy, deserving a separate post. It [...]

The Massacre at Karsaz Bridge: Analysis of the Bhutto Blast (Part 1)

Karachi Police and Interior Ministry: Single attacker threw grenade and then blew himself up
Alleged Suicide Bomber Found: Severed head retrieved; DNA tests being conducted
Asif Zardari, Bhutto’s Husband: Intelligence bureau responsible
The Toll: 138 dead; 550 injured–including senior politicians

The Location: Potential significance
Bhutto to Name Names: Intelligence Bureau?

The night was over — or so we had thought. Benazir [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Two blasts near Benazir Bhutto’s convoy

Pakistani television stations are reporting that two blasts occurred near the convoy of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who returned today to Pakistan, ending eight years of exile. The blasts apparently were very strong, occurring perhaps two minutes apart, as Bhutto’s armored truck crossed a flyover. The first was at 12:09AM Pakistan time (3:09 [...]