Pak police detain family of suspect in attack on Malala

October 19, 2012 01:16

Pakistani security forces have detained relatives of a man accused of attacking Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl who became an icon of resistance against Talibanoppression and who is now being treated at a British hospital, neighbors of the man's family said on Thursday.

The authorities in the Swat Valley, where the attack happened on Oct. 9, said they were still searching for the man who shot Ms. Yousafzai and wounded two other girls on a school bus. The suspect has been identified as a member of the Pakistani Taliban named Attaullah, and the authorities are seeking an accomplice as well.

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