Pakistani Nobel Prize laureate and child education activist Malala Yousafzai has said that she is "heartbroken" by the horrific Taliban attack at the school in Peshawar and stands united with the Pakistani government and armed forces.
According to the BBC, the attack by the Pakistani Taliban at Army Public School in Peshawar killed 141 people including 132 children.
The Taliban attack has been condemned widely across countries.
Malala Yousafzai is now studying in Britain after her long recovery from wounds inflicted by Taliban gunmen in 2012 in Pakistan's Swat Valley.
She also said that she condemned such atrocious and cowardly acts.
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