Pakistani governor Salman Taseer assassinated by 'own bodyguard'

The governor of Pakistan's Punjab province has been shot dead in the country's capital Islamabad. Police say Salman Taseer was killed by his own bodyguard near a market, as he was getting out of a car. The governor was a senior member of the ruling Pakistan People's Party, and was close to President Asif Ali Zardari. Several other people were wounded during the attack - the suspected assailant was taken into custody.

• 2011-01-04T18:01:40+00:00
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