WRAP Indian PM signs condolence book, Afghani reax ADDS Peres comments, MOFA reax

(28 Dec 2007) SHOTLIST
New Delhi
1. Interior of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arriving at Pakistan's High Commission to sign condolence book
2. Singh walking to desk
3. Cutaway of photographers
4. Various of Singh signing
5. Cutaway of officials standing by
6. Photograph of Benazir Bhutto
7. Wide of Singh bowing before the photograph of Bhutto and leaving
Jerusalem
8. Exterior Israeli President's residence
9. Wide of Israeli President Shimon Peres seated for interview
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Shimon Peres, Israeli President:
"She told me that once she'll become a Prime Minister, as she hopes to become, she wants to visit the country and establish a relationship with the Israelis, with Israel. So she was a Muslim with a difference, a democrat with a difference, a leader with a contradictory situation and yet she kept her charisma as a woman and her strengths as a leader."
11. Peres leaves
Kabul
12. Wide shot of Afghan Member of Parliament Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq arriving for news conference
13. Cutaway of media
14. SOUNDBITE: (Dari) Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq Afghan Member of Parliament:
"I strongly condemn this act. She is a great loss, may God bless her soul. I send my condolences to the people of Pakistan, the Bhutto family and members of the Pakistani People's Party."
15. Various of locals watching Bhutto's funeral on television
16. Close of picture of Benazir Bhutto on television screen
Beijing
17. Wide interior of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Conference Hall
18. Cutaway of media
19. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin): Liu Jianqiao, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman:
"The two leaders (Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Chinese President Hu Jintao) talked about the assassination of Benazir Bhutto and the events in Pakistan. Both are deeply saddened. They expressed their condolences regarding this unfortunate assassination. Both strongly condemned terrorist behaviour and hoped that the situation related to her death would stabilise, so that they can strengthen the crackdown on terrorism".
20. Wide shot of news conference
STORYLINE
The world denounced the assassination of Benazir Bhutto on Friday with leaders and commentators paying tribute to a brave, if flawed, champion of democracy.
Opinion differed on her legacy and on whether elections aimed at restoring democracy to Pakistan could now go ahead as planned.
World leaders appealed for calm and held their breath to see whether violence triggered by the assassination would continue or would fizzle out.
In India, which has fought three wars against Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh solemnly signed a condolence book at the Pakistan Embassy in New Delhi.
Earlier on Friday, in a statement delivered in Goa, Singh added his voice to international condemnation of the assassination, saying Bhutto's death was a great tragedy.
In Jersusalem Israeli President Shimon Peres described Bhutto as having been a Muslim with a difference and that she had told him that once she became Prime Minister she wanted to establish a relationship with Israel.
"So she was a Muslim with a difference, a democrat with a difference, a leader with a contradictory situation and yet she kept her charisma as a woman and her strengths as a leader," Peres said.
Peres told AP he had met with Miss Bhutto on a few occasions and described her as a courageous woman who did not hide her opinions, did not know fear and served her people with determination and extraordinary capability.
Peres was speaking at his official residence in Jerusalem.
The attacker then blew himself up, killing 20 other people, according to witnesses and police.

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