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IDemo

(16,926 posts)
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 08:55 AM Sep 2014

Malala’s Attackers Arrested in Pakistan

Source: Time

Authorities have arrested the Taliban militants who shot Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenage activist who was targeted by the group because of her campaign for women’s rights and equal education for girls.

Ten attackers were arrested, a spokesperson for Pakistan’s army told Reuters. The Taliban claimed responsibility for shooting Malala and two other school girls in 2012. Until now, no arrests had been made following the incident.

Malala, now 17, survived the gunshot wound to the head after being airlifted to the U.K. for treatment. She has since written a book, I Am Malala, and become an emblem for defiance in the region and a leading advocate for girls’ education. She won the European Union’s human rights award, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013, and was named to last year’s TIME 100. She now lives in the U.K. and cannot return to Pakistan because of threats against her life and the lives of her family members.

Read more: http://time.com/3338883/malala-yousafzai/

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Malala’s Attackers Arrested in Pakistan (Original Post) IDemo Sep 2014 OP
Malala for SecState Lrobby99 Sep 2014 #1
Yay! shenmue Sep 2014 #2
This is great news Gothmog Sep 2014 #3
Excellent. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #4
What big brave men... ck4829 Sep 2014 #5
That is true of a lot of these instant jihadis cosmicone Sep 2014 #6
It took at least ten of them to attack one brer cat Sep 2014 #7
Buncha weenies VA_Jill Sep 2014 #8
i wonder if this is why there are some trying to get rid of the current leader JI7 Sep 2014 #9

Gothmog

(145,079 posts)
3. This is great news
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 09:04 AM
Sep 2014

It will never be safe for her to return to Pakistan given the reach of these religious nutcases

 

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)
6. That is true of a lot of these instant jihadis
Fri Sep 12, 2014, 10:37 AM
Sep 2014

they are extremely "brave" against women, children and unarmed people. This is why they need to be hunted world-wide and completely destroyed.

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