National, International Outcry After Shooting of 14-Year-Old Activist in Pakistan

Girl was shot in the head by Taliban on her way home from school

An attack by Taliban gunmen in north-west Pakistan that wounded a 14-year-old who campaigned for girls' rights has caused an outcry in the country.

Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head on her way home from school in Mingora, the main town in the Swat Valley.