Today in History: December 27, Benazir Bhutto assassinated

People walk in memory of assassinated Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto — TOPSHOT – Supporters of slain premier Benazir Bhutto gather on the sixth anniversary of Bhutto’s assassination, at a rally in Lahore on December 27, 2013. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of Pakistan’s slain premier Benazir Bhutto, said December 27 his two sisters would follow him into politics, in a speech on the sixth anniversary of his mother’s death. AFP PHOTO/Arif ALI (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP) (Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images)

UPDATED: December 27, 2024 at 1:03 AM PST

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a shooting and bomb attack that killed at least 20 people in the city of Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

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Originally Published: December 27, 2024 at 1:00 AM PST

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Today in History: December 27, Benazir Bhutto assassinated

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