The package was removed for forensic examination after several controlled explosions.

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Sir Peter said that the judges had made their final decision on Tuesday after a "lengthy and forensic examination".

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But Musharraf, who took power in a 1999 coup, did concede to shortcomings in Pakistan's handling of the case, including hosing down of the bomb site hours after the attack, which was widely seen as undermining a detailed forensic examination.

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