Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a suicide attack in Rawalpindi. The 54-year-old leader sustained bullet wounds to her neck and head after a bomber detonated explosives near her vehicle. Bhutto, who had recently returned from exile, had survived a previous bombing attempt. Her husband stated it was a targeted attack. Bhutto was a significant political figure, having served as the first female prime minister in the Muslim world.