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August 20, 2013

Pakistan: Musharraf Charged with Murder of Benazir Bhutto 
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A court in Pakistan has charged former military leader Pervez Musharraf
with murder in connection with the death of former Prime Minister
Benazir Bhutto. Bhutto died in a suicide attack in 2007. Musharraf ruled
Pakistan until 2008. He recently returned to Pakistan from self-imposed
exile. Musharraf has denied the charges, claiming they are politically
motivated.

 

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