Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The brazen shooting of a defiant teen blogger has stirred the conscience of Pakistan, a nation plagued for decades by violent extremism.
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On Tuesday, Taliban militants stopped a van carrying three girls, including Malala, on their way home from school in northwestern Pakistan's conservative Swat Valley.
One of the gunmen asked which one was Malala Yousufzai. When the girls pointed her out, the men opened fire. The bullets struck all three girls.
MORE: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/10/world/asia/pakistan-teen-activist-attack/index.html?hpt=hp_bn2
See also...
14-Year-Old Peace Prize Winner Shot by Taliban in Critical Condition
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/330-131/13884-14-year-old-peace-prize-winner-shot-by-taliban-in-critical-condition
