'Strong young woman': Taliban shooting victim Malala Yousufzai leaves UK hospital

Malala Yousufzai leaving hospital (Getty Images) 

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Written by F. Brinley Bruton

 

LONDON - Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education, has been discharged from a hospital in the U.K. after doctors said she was well enough to spend some time recovering with her family.

The 15-year-old was shot at point-blank range in October after becoming a symbol of resistance to the insurgents' efforts to deny women education and other rights. The attack on Malala, which also wounded two of her classmates, prompted revulsion and condemnation, and helped galvanize supporters of women's education worldwide.
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