Malala returns to school
2013-03-19 21:24
London - Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot in
the head by the Taliban, has returned to school for the first time since she
was targeted.
A spokesperson says the 15-year-old joined other girls at
Edgbaston High School for Girls in Birmingham for her first day back at school
on Tuesday.
Malala was airlifted to Britain for treatment after
Taliban gunman shot her on 9 October in north-western Pakistan's Swat Valley.
The militant group said it targeted her because she
promoted "Western thinking”.
She was released in February from the hospital that was
treating her for her injuries.
Doctors said she was recovering well.
In a statement, Malala said she was excited to return to
school and that she wanted "all girls in the world to have this basic
opportunity”.
- SAPA
