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| Malala Yousafzai: Pakistan army arrest militants over school bus gun attack on teenage activist | |
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| A group of militants have been arrested over the shooting of teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, Pakistan’s army says. | A group of militants have been arrested over the shooting of teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, Pakistan’s army says. |
| The teenager was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen in 2012 after campaigning for gender equality and education in Pakistan. | The teenager was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen in 2012 after campaigning for gender equality and education in Pakistan. |
| Army spokesman General Asim Bajwa said that the 10 individuals had been detained had been ordered to carry out the attack on the schoolgirl by Mullah Fazullah, head of the Pakistani Taliban. | Army spokesman General Asim Bajwa said that the 10 individuals had been detained had been ordered to carry out the attack on the schoolgirl by Mullah Fazullah, head of the Pakistani Taliban. |
| Ms Yousafzai was just 16 when militants boarded her school bus Pakistan’s Swat Valley and opened fire, injuring two of her school friends in the assault. | Ms Yousafzai was just 16 when militants boarded her school bus Pakistan’s Swat Valley and opened fire, injuring two of her school friends in the assault. |
| The attack was met with international outrage, and she has since become a symbol of defiance in the fight against militants operating in tribal areas om northwest Pakistan. | The attack was met with international outrage, and she has since become a symbol of defiance in the fight against militants operating in tribal areas om northwest Pakistan. |
| Nobody has been arrested until now. | Nobody has been arrested until now. |
| Ms Yousafzai was initially treated in Pakistan, but was later airlifted to Birmingham to receive treatment, where she now lives with her family. | Ms Yousafzai was initially treated in Pakistan, but was later airlifted to Birmingham to receive treatment, where she now lives with her family. |
| They are unable to return to Pakistan because of death threats. | They are unable to return to Pakistan because of death threats. |
| Ms Yousafzai has won the European Union’s human rights award, was named one of Time magazine’s most influential person in 2013, and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize last year. | Ms Yousafzai has won the European Union’s human rights award, was named one of Time magazine’s most influential person in 2013, and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize last year. |
| She has also released an autobiography. | She has also released an autobiography. |
| Additional reporting by AP and Reuters | Additional reporting by AP and Reuters |