Police also say they have arrested a group of men connected to the
shooting of Malala Yousufzai, although the main suspect still is on the
loose. FULL STORY
|
HOW IS MALALA?
|
IREPORT: A POETIC TRIBUTE
|
ZAKARIA: ISLAM'S STEALTH REFORMERS
|
OPINION: MALALA NOT A JOAN OF ARC
Police on Wednesday identified Atta Ullah Khan, a 23-year-old from
the Swat district where Malala was attacked, as the main suspect.
Authorities are searching for Khan, who was studying for a master's
degree in chemistry, police say. The Taliban-heavy Swat Valley is in the
northwestern part of Pakistan.
Six men accused of facilitating the attack were arrested, police said Wednesday. Also arrested were Khan's fiancée, mother and brother, though they aren't accused of involvement in the attack, police said.
It's unclear whether Khan was at the scene and tried to shoot Malala or if he was considered the leader behind the plan to kill her.
Malala, who has become a global symbol of courage after being shot in the head by the Taliban for demanding education for girls, is currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Birmingham, England.
She stood with the aid of nurses Friday for the first time since the October 9 shooting and was "communicating very freely," according to the director of the hospital. Malala can't speak because she has a tracheotomy tube inserted to protect her airway, which was swollen after her gunshot injury, but she is writing coherent sentences, said Dave Rosser, director of University Hospitals Birmingham.
Friday's progress report – more detailed than previous updates – suggests that the 15-year-old could make a good recovery.
The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the shooting and vowed to kill Malala if she recovers from her injuries.
Read more on Malala's story:
Attack on Pakistani schoolgirl galvanizes anti-Taliban feeling
Standing with Malala: Teen inspires others to fight for education
Malala: Global symbol, but still just a kid
$1 million bounty in Malala’s attack
The Malalas you'll never meet
Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai was able to stand up and communicate on Friday, October 19.
October 24th, 2012
10:40 AM ET
Arrests made in shooting of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala
[Updated at 1:59 p.m. ET] Nine
people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of Malala
Yousufzai, the teenage activist who spoke out against the Taliban,
though the main suspect still is on the loose, Pakistani police told CNN
exclusively.
Suspect Atta Ullah Khan is on the loose, police say.
Six men accused of facilitating the attack were arrested, police said Wednesday. Also arrested were Khan's fiancée, mother and brother, though they aren't accused of involvement in the attack, police said.
It's unclear whether Khan was at the scene and tried to shoot Malala or if he was considered the leader behind the plan to kill her.
Malala, who has become a global symbol of courage after being shot in the head by the Taliban for demanding education for girls, is currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Birmingham, England.
She stood with the aid of nurses Friday for the first time since the October 9 shooting and was "communicating very freely," according to the director of the hospital. Malala can't speak because she has a tracheotomy tube inserted to protect her airway, which was swollen after her gunshot injury, but she is writing coherent sentences, said Dave Rosser, director of University Hospitals Birmingham.
Friday's progress report – more detailed than previous updates – suggests that the 15-year-old could make a good recovery.
The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the shooting and vowed to kill Malala if she recovers from her injuries.
Read more on Malala's story:
Attack on Pakistani schoolgirl galvanizes anti-Taliban feeling
Standing with Malala: Teen inspires others to fight for education
Malala: Global symbol, but still just a kid
$1 million bounty in Malala’s attack
The Malalas you'll never meet
|
|
Post by: Filed under: Pakistan | copy http://news.blogs.cnn.com |
Nenhum comentário:
Postar um comentário