A ray of hope for the future of Pakistan was killed by a terrorist.

(RAWALPINDI, Pakistan) - As she was leaving a public campaign rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was killed by a suicide bomber today in a crowded park. More than 15 people were killed and several were injured.

Eyewitnesses told reporters that Ms. Bhutto was just leaving the rally when an unidentified gunman shot her in the neck and in hte chest before detonating a bomb in the crowd. Ms. Bhutto was was officially pronounced dead at a hospital she was transported to.