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Outcry over Pakistan attack on activist aged 14

Malala Yousafzai, 14, who was shot by Taliban [Photo:BBC]

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 Tuesday on her way home from school in Mingora, the main town in the Swat Valley.

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