2012 shooting of Malala Yousafzai

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The 2012 shooting of Malala Yousafzai was an assassination attempt by the Pakistani Taliban on the teenage education activist that drew global condemnation and turned her into an international symbol of the fight for girls’ education.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf assassination attempt
attack on a child
event
terrorist attack
aftermath Malala Yousafzai airlifted to Peshawar
Malala Yousafzai transferred to the United Kingdom for treatment
claimedBy Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
surface form: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
claimedBySpokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan
country Pakistan
date 2012-10-09
injured Kainat Riaz
Malala Yousafzai
Shazia Ramzan
location Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mingora
Swat District
longTermImpactOnVictim Malala Yousafzai became global symbol of girls' education
Malala Yousafzai continued activism after recovery
medicalTreatmentLocation Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
method shooting
motive enforcement of extremist interpretation of Sharia
opposition to girls' education
retaliation for activism
numberOfAttackers 1
organizedBy Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
surface form: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan leadership
partOf Taliban insurgency
surface form: Taliban insurgency in Pakistan
perpetrator Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
surface form: Pakistani Taliban

Pakistani Taliban (TTP)
surface form: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
reaction condemnation by Pakistani government
condemnation by United Nations
condemnation by international human rights organizations
result global condemnation
heightened security concerns in Pakistan
increased international support for girls' education
serious head injury to Malala Yousafzai
target Malala Yousafzai
targetedFor blogging against Taliban rule in Swat
girls' education activism
transportContext school bus attack
victim Kainat Riaz
Malala Yousafzai
Shazia Ramzan
victimAge 15
victimCitizenship Pakistani
victimOccupation education activist
student
weaponUsed firearm
year 2012

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He Named Me Malala portraysEvent 2012 shooting of Malala Yousafzai