Pakistani PM escapes assassination bid
China Daily | Updated: 2008-09-04 07:31
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani escaped an assassination attempt yesterday.
Shots were fired at Gilani's motorcade near Islamabad airport, but some officials said he was not in it at the time.
The prime minister's spokesman, Zahid Bashir, said shots were fired at Gilani's car when it was driving into the capital, Islamabad, from the airport.
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