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Militants Kill Two Police in Pakistan Polio Campaign
Suspected militants shot two police officers protecting polio workers in Pakistan.
In brief
Suspected militants shot two police officers protecting polio workers in Pakistan. Suspected militants killed two police officers guarding polio workers during vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan. Originally reported by Seattletimes.
Militants Attack Police
Suspected militants riding a motorcycle shot and killed two police officers assigned to protect polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan.
Wounded Officer
A third police officer was wounded during the drive-by shooting in Mohmand, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan.
Militant Motive
The Pakistani Taliban and other militant groups falsely claim polio vaccination campaigns are part of a Western conspiracy to sterilize children.
In short
Suspected militants killed two police officers guarding polio workers during vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan.
