Malala Yousafzai, girl shot by Taliban, in UK hospital
Fourteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot in the head by Taliban gunmen in Swat, has arrived in the UK for medical treatment.
A renowned campaigner for girls' education, she was attacked on her way home from school last Tuesday and a bullet was removed from her skull.
She is in a serious condition and is being seen by doctors at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
Executive Medical Director Dr David Rosser gave a statement as Malala was being transferred to the hospital.
15 Oct 2012
- From the section UK