Pakistani Police Chief Says 8 Malala Attackers Freed

A Pakistani police chief says eight of the 10 men convicted and jailed for an attack on Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai for her activism for female education have been freed. Salim Marwat, a police chief in Pakistan's Swat Valley, told Western media the eight men were cleared because of a lack of proof and evidence against them. Other Pakistani security officials confirmed the story. April conviction In April, Pakistani officials said the 10 men had been found guilty of the...

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