Bomber who killed Benazir Bhutto identified: TV

By IRNA

Islamabad : A teenager suspected to be member of a squad of suicide bombers who killed former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, has identified the main bomber who blew himself near her car, local TV channels reported on Tuesday.


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There was no official confirmation of the report.

Benazir Bhutto was killed in firing and suicide bomb attack in the city of Rawalpindi on December 27 after she addressed an election rally.

Last week, the officials claimed arrest of 15-year Aitzaz Shah in the northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan who was member the back-up group of suicide bombers who killed Bhutto.

Aitzaz Shah was later shifted to Islamabad for questioning and a court has given his 10-day custody to police for interrogation.

Another suspect Sher Zaman was also arrested at a tip from Aitzaz Shah, according to officials.

Aitzaz Shah has identified the bomber Bilal, who belongs to South Waziristan tribal region, according to local TV channels.

President Pervez Musharraf had blamed chief of Pakistan Taliban Movement Baitulalh Mehsood for the killing of Benazir Bhutto, the charge denied by a spokesman for Mehsood.

The Interior Ministry had released a video tape a day after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in which two persons were saying that Bilal was among the bombers who killed Bhutto.

TV channels reported that a team of investigators has left for South Waziristan to meet family members of Bilal to get more information about him.

Reports said that investigators had shown picture of the bomber to Aitzaz Shah who recognized the suspected bomber as Bilal.

TV channels said that Bilal was member of Baitullah group, blamed by authorities for organizing suicide bombings against security forces across the country.

Police have also arrested six persons in different parts of Rawalpindi in the light of information provided by Aitzaz Shah.

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