Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has condemned the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, saying "the extremists behind this attack cannot be allowed to succeed."
He made the remarks in a statement on Friday after the Pakistan' s former prime minister was shot in an election gathering in Rawalpindi on Thursday.
"Despite a previous attempt to assassinate her on her return to Pakistan in October and the shocking loss of over a hundred lives in that attempt, Benazir Bhutto refused to bow to intimidation and the continuing threat to her life," Rudd said.
"Throughout her life, Benazir Bhutto showed great courage and defiance in her resistance to extremism," he said.
"I urge all parties in Pakistan to act with restraint and to work for a return to a peaceful democratic process," he said.
Source: Xinhua
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