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Pakistan braced for chaos after Bhutto murder

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Published 28 December, 2007, 06:51

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto will be buried in her home village on Friday, a day after she was assassinated by a suicide attacker in the city of Rawalpindi. An Islamic website has reportedly said Al Qaeda was behind the killing, which has sparked widespread violence in Pakistan and been condemned by leaders across the world.

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