Thursday, October 18, 2007

Huge crowds greet Bhutto return

BBC

Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has boarded an open-top bus to begin a triumphant procession from Karachi airport to the city centre.

Hundreds of thousands of people are packing the streets, hoping for a glimpse of Ms Bhutto, who has returned from eight years of self-imposed exile.

She is set to hold power-sharing talks with President Pervez Musharraf, which could see her becoming PM again.

There is a huge security presence amid Islamist assassination threats.

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