Teenage proponent of girls? education shot in Pakistan

Mingora : Pakistan | Oct 09, 2012 at 2:45 AM PDT

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Islamabad, October 9, 2012 A teenager who won international praise for advocating girls' education despite Taliban threats was shot and wounded in north-western Pakistan on Tuesday, officials said. Gunmen ambushed a van carrying Malala Yousafzai, 14, and several of her schoolmates in the Swat... FULL ARTICLE AT The Hindu

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