# Militants Kill Two Police in Pakistan Polio Campaign

> Suspected militants shot two police officers protecting polio workers in Pakistan.
- Title: Militants Kill Two Police in Pakistan Polio Campaign
- Summary: Suspected militants shot two police officers protecting polio workers in Pakistan. Suspected militants killed two police officers guarding polio workers…
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- Source: Seattletimes — https://seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/suspected-militants-open-fire-and-kill-2-police-officers-guarding-polio-workers-in-pakistan
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- Topics: pakistan, polio workers, police officers, militants, khyber pakhtunkhwa, mohmand, news, local
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Suspected militants killed two police officers guarding polio workers during vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan.