Pakistan police tear gas protesters after Bhutto's assassination

PESHAWAR, Pakistan : Pakistan police used tear gas and batons to break up an angry demonstration on Thursday in the city of Peshawar after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, an AFP reporter on the scene said. More than 100 angry Bhutto supporters blocked the main trunk road in the northwestern city, torching billboards and posters of the main party behind President Pervez Musharraf, a Bhutto rival, before police moved in. They shouted slogans including "Musharraf is a dog" and "Long live Bhutto". Furious protesters took to the streets in groups, some of them opening fire in the air and screaming. One local police station was pelted with stones, as were some private vehicles, the reporter said. Demonstrators were also seen ripping down campaign posters of rival candidates. Bhutto returned from exile in October, planning to contest the January 8 parliamentary election. There were also protests in the central city of Multan, where around 100 people from Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) burnt tyres in the streets and blocked traffic. Residents said police had stepped up patrols. Local traders announced a three-day period of mourning when shops and markets would be shut. Shops were also closed in Karachi, Bhutto's home city. Protesters burnt tyres and blocked major roads, triggering a massive traffic jam in some places."This is a very big tragedy. May Allah save Pakistan," said Karachi resident Shahina Begum.
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