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may those who target 14 year old girls rot in hell
Pakistani girl shot over activism in Swat valley, claims Taliban
Malala Yousafzai, 14, attacked for championing education for girls and highlighting Taliban atrocities, says group
A 14-year old Pakistani activist who championed education for girls has been shot in the head by a Taliban gunman.
The attack on Malala Yousafzai, who became famous for highlighting Taliban atrocities, happened as she sat in a bus preparing to leave the school grounds in Mingora, the main city in the Swat valley which was the scene of intense fighting between the army and the Taliban in 2009.
At least one other girl was also hurt in the attack on Tuesday that a Taliban spokesman, Ehsanullah Ehsan, quickly claimed the group was responsible for.
He said the teenager's work had been an "obscenity" that needed to be stopped: "This was a new chapter of obscenity, and we have to finish this chapter."
Doctors said the gunshot wounds to her head and neck were serious and that she might have to be moved to a larger hospital in Islamabad or Peshawar.
Fazal Maula Zahid, a member of Swat Qaumi Jirga, a local anti-Taliban group working for peace in the valley, said the gunman had asked which of the girls was Malala.
One of the girls pointed to Malala, but the activist denied it was her. The gunman shot both of the girls.
may those who target 14 year old girls rot in hell