파키스탄 야당지도자 부토 전 총리 피살

부토 총리가 암살된 파키스탄 자살폭탄공격 현장에서 한 남자가 절규하고 있다.

파키스탄 인민당 관계관들과 파키스탄 정부는 파키스탄인민당 총재, 베나지르 부토 전 총리가 28일 라왈핀디에서 총선유세 연설을 마친 직후에 자살폭탄 공격을 받아 사망했다고 밝혔습니다.

파키스탄 경찰과 부토 전 총리 보좌관들은  암살범이 부토 전 총리를 향해 총을 쏜뒤 곧바로 자폭했으며 이 공격으로 적어도 20명이 사망했다고 말했습니다.

부토 여사는 파키스탄 수도 이슬라마바드 외곽 라왈핀디의 파키스탄 육군사령부 인근의 공원에서 연설을 마친직후 자살폭탄 공격을 받고 병원으로 즉시 옮겨졌으나 의사들은 부토 여사의 생명을 구할 수 없었다고 관계자들이 말했습니다.

고 부토 여사는 올해 54세입니다.

라왈핀디 병원 현장에 있던 파키스탄인민당 관계자는 부토 전 총리가 현지시간 으로   27일  저녁  6시16분에 숨졌다고 말한 것으로  알려졌습니다. 부토 전 총리의 대변인인 바버 아완 상원의원은 의사들이 부토 여사의 순교를 확인했다고 말했습니다.  부토 전 총리가 사망한 병원 일대에 모여든 군중은 부토 여사가 사망했다는 발표를 듣고 통곡속에 구호를 외쳤으며 일부 지지자들이 병원 건물의 창문들을 부수며 병원안으로  몰려들어가는   소동이 벌어졌습니다.

파키스탄 국영 뉴스 매체들은 페르베스 무샤라프 대통령이 국민들에게 동요하지 말도록 당부하고 있다고 말했습니다. 무샤라프 대통령은  부토 여사 암살직후 정부 고위 관계관들과 긴급회의를 가졌습니다.

베나지르 부토 파키스탄 전 총리. 2007년 12월 26일. 부토 전 파키스탄 총리는 2007년 12월 27일 발생한 폭탄공격으로 사망하였다.

이보다 앞서 부토 전총리는 파키스탄을 방문중인 하미드 카르자이 아프가니스탄 대통령과 회담을 가진뒤 자신과 카르자이 대통령은  테러리즘과 극단주의를 물리치기 위해 협력해야 한다는데 동의했다고 미국의 소리 기자에게 밝혔습니다. 고 부토 여사는 8년간의 망명생활을 끝내고  지난 10월 귀국했을때에도 카라치에서 환영군중에 대한 이중의 자살폭탄 공격을 받았으나 무사했었습니다.

부토 전 총리는 무샤라프 대통령과 권력분담 가능성에 관해 여러 달 동안 논의해왔으며 미국은 권력분담을 강력히 지지했습니다.  그러나 부토-무샤라프 회담은 교착상태에 뻐졌고 부토 전 총리는 내년 1월 8일 실시되는 총선거를 위해 선거 유세를 펼쳐왔습니다. 부토 전 총리는 또 역시 망명에서 최근 귀국한 나와즈 샤리프 전 총리와 의 연대구성을  추진하기도  했습니다. 1988년부터 1996년 사이에 두 차례 파키스탄 총리를 지낸 부토 여사의 부친 줄피가르 알리 부토 전 총리도 1979년에 암살됐습니다.

한편, 부토 전 총리가 암살당하기 몇 시간 전에 라왈핀디의 다른 장소에서 유세중이던 나와즈 샤리프 전 총리의 지지군중을 향해 네 명의 무장자들이 총격을 가했습니다.

조지 부시 미국 대통령은 부토 여사 암살행위를 규탄하고 부토 전 총리 암살자들은 법의 심판대에 세워져야 한다고 말했습니다.

부시 대통령은 미국은 파키스탄의 민주주의를 와해시키려는 극단주의 살인자들에 의한 비겁한 행위를 강력히 규탄한다고 말했습니다.  파키스탄은 미국의 테러와 극단주의와의 전쟁에서 가장 중요한 맹방입니다.  부시대통령은 무샤라프파키스탄 대통령에게 부토여사의 생전의 민주화운동을 기리기 위해 국가의 민주개혁노력을 계속할것을 촉구했습니다

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benazir Bhutto killed in attack

Benazir Bhutto had been addressing rallies in many parts of Pakistan Pakistani former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated in a suicide attack. Ms Bhutto - the first woman PM in an Islamic state - was leaving an election rally in Rawalpindi when a gunman shot her in the neck and set off a bomb. At least 20 other people died in the attack and several more were injured. President Pervez Musharraf has urged people to remain calm but angry protests have gripped some cities, with at least 11 deaths reported. Security forces have been placed on a state of "red alert" nationwide. There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the attack. Analysts believe Islamist militants to be the most likely group behind it. Map: Scene of the assassination Ms Bhutto, leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), had served as prime minister from 1988-1990 and 1993-1996, and had been campaigning ahead of elections due on 8 January. Benazir Bhutto's coffin has now been taken from the hospital It was the second suicide attack against her in recent months and came amid a wave of bombings targeting security and government officials. Nawaz Sharif, also a former prime minister and a political rival, announced his Muslim League party would boycott the elections. He called on President Musharraf to resign, saying free and fair elections were not possible under his rule. The United Nations Security Council held an emergency session and later said it "unanimously condemned" the assassination. Scene of grief Ms Bhutto's coffin has been removed from hospital in Rawalpindi and is expected to be flown to Sindh province for burial in her home town, Larkana. Extremist groups have in their sights all those committed to democratic processes in Pakistan David Miliband UK foreign secretary International reaction In pictures: Protest fury What next for Pakistan? Her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, has arrived in Pakistan from Dubai to escort the coffin to its final resting-place. The attack occurred close to an entrance gate of the city park where Ms Bhutto had been speaking. Police confirmed reports Ms Bhutto had been shot in the neck and chest before the gunman blew himself up. She died at 1816 (1316 GMT), said Wasif Ali Khan, a member of the PPP who was at hospital. Some supporters at the hospital wept while others broke into anger, throwing stones at cars and breaking windows. Protests erupted in other cities as news of the assassination spread, with reports of 11 deaths in the PPP's heartland province of Sindh, including four in provincial capital, Karachi. More than 100 cars were burned in Karachi, while cars and a train were reportedly set on fire in Hyderabad. In other violence: Police in Peshawar, in the north-west, used batons and tear gas to break up a rally by protesters chanting anti-Musharraf slogans One man was killed in a "shoot-out" between police and protesters in Tando Allahyar, the mayor said Unrest was also reported in Quetta, Multan and Shikarpur 'Security lapse' Mr Musharraf has announced three days of national mourning. Protesters set vehicles on fire in the streets of Hyderabad Mr Sharif said there had been a "serious lapse in security" by the government. But an old friend of Ms Bhutto, Salman Tassir, told the BBC World Service he did not think criticism should be directed at the government. "There have been suicide attacks on Gen Musharraf also," he told Newshour. "I mean it is extremism and the fanatics who are to blame." Earlier on Thursday, at least four people were killed ahead of an election rally Mr Sharif had been preparing to attend close to Rawalpindi. Ms Bhutto's death has plunged the PPP into confusion and raises questions about whether January elections will go ahead as planned, the BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad says. BENAZIR BHUTTO Father led Pakistan before being executed in 1979 Spent five years in prison Served as PM from 1988-1990 and 1993-1996 Sacked twice by president on corruption charges Formed alliance with rival ex-PM Nawaz Sharif in 2006 Ended self-imposed exile by returning to Pakistan in October Educated at Harvard and Oxford Obituary: Benazir Bhutto Life in pictures The killing was condemned by India, the US, the UK and others. US President George W Bush telephoned Mr Musharraf for what the White House would only describe as a "brief" conversation on the situation. Ms Bhutto returned from self-imposed exile in October after years out of Pakistan where she had faced corruption charges. Her return was the result of a power-sharing agreement with President Musharraf He had granted an amnesty that covered the court cases she was facing. But relations with Mr Musharraf soon broke down. On the day of her arrival, she had led a motor cavalcade through the city of Karachi. It was hit by a double suicide attack that left some 130 dead. Rawalpindi, the nerve centre of Pakistan's military, is seen as one of the country's most secure cities. It was only a matter of time before the darker forces... carried out this action Helen Stynes Swaffham Have your say Many analysts say attacks like those on Thursday show the creeping "Talebanisation" of Pakistan. Radical Muslims calling for Islamic law, and fiercely opposed to the US, have become increasingly active in Pakistani politics in recent years, analysts say. THE ASSASSINATION OF BENAZIR BHUTTO 1. Benazir Bhutto had addressed a rally of thousands of supporters in Rawalpindi's Liaqat Bagh Park 2. As her convoy was leaving the park via the rear gate onto Murree road, she was shot twice in the neck and chest 3. The gunman then blew himself up killing at least 16 people 4. Ms Bhutto was taken to Rawalpindi General Hospital, but was pronounced dead at 1816 local time.