14 year old Malala Yousufzai, a
Pakistani blogger was on
Tuesday attacked by gunmen
who opened fire on her school
van, leaving her seriously
wounded along with two other
classmates.
Growing up in a region once
dominated by the Islamic
extremists, Malala had used the
internet to reach out to the
outside world, taking a stand by
writing about her daily battle
with extremist militants who
used fear and intimidation to
force girls to stay at home.
The attack began when armed
militants stopped a van as it
was taking her and two other
girls home from school.
The attackers asked which girl
was Malala.
When the girls pointed Malala
out, the men opened fire
wounding the girls before the
van's driver was able to speed
away.
Although she is now
hospitalized in stable condition
and "out of immediate danger,"
a bullet is lodged in Malala's
neck and will be difficult to
remove, her doctor said.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed
responsibility for the attack,
Taliban spokesman Ihsnaullah
Ishan told CNN.
Ishan blamed the shooting on
Malala's activist blogging.
Last year, Malala had
been awarded Pakistan's first
National Peace Prize Thursday
for her online blog.
CNN
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