Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi Nobel: Twitter reacts
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Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani activist for girls' education, and Kailash Satyarthi, a child rights activist from India, have jointly won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.
Malala, the youngest ever recipient of the prize, survived being shot by the Taliban in 2012 but went on to be a global advocate for educational rights.
Mr Satyarthi has campaigned in various peaceful protests to end the exploitation of children for financial gain.
Here is some of the Twitter reaction from personalities around the world.
Narendra Modi, Indian prime minister
Sharmeen Obaid, Academy Awarding-wining Pakistani documentary maker
Sarah Brown, co-founder of A World at School
K. C. Singh, former Indian diplomat
Anupam Kher, Indian actor
Lyse Doucet, BBC Chief International Correspondent
Imran Khan, Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party
Shaimaa Khalil, BBC Pakistan Correspondent
Sadiq Khan, UK Member of Parliament
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