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Pakistani police guarding polio workers killed in militant attack

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Two police officers in Mohmand, Pakistan, were killed and one was injured during a drive-by shooting while protecting polio vaccination workers. The attack occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a region bordering Afghanistan. While no group has claimed responsibility, militant organizations, including the Pakistani Taliban, frequently target polio vaccination efforts, alleging they are part of a Western sterilization conspiracy. AI

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Pakistani police guarding polio workers killed in militant attack

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    2 Pakistani police officers guarding polio workers killed by suspected militants

    Suspected militants riding a motorcycle shot and killed two police officers assigned to protect polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination campaign on Tuesday in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. The drive-by shooting in Mohmand, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinc…

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