Published 2 years ago

Gunmen kill 2 policemen, polio worker in northwest Pakistan

Summary by Ground News

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in North Waziristan. The attack came a day after the government launched another nationwide anti-polio campaign. Islamic militants often target polio teams and police assigned to protect them. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries in the world where polio remains endemic.

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Associated Press News

Gunmen kill 2 policemen, polio worker in northwest Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on Pakistani police escorting a team of polio workers Tuesday during a door-to-door inoculation campaign in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold,

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Gunmen kill 2 policemen, polio worker in northwest Pakistan

Pakistani police say gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on policemen escorting a team of polio workers in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban near Afghanistan, killing two policemen and a polio worker

2 years ago·United States

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The Washington Post

Gunmen kill 2 policemen, polio worker in northwest Pakistan

2 years ago

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The News

Polio worker, two policemen shot dead in North Waziristan

A polio worker and two police personnel were gunned down by unidentified men in the Datakhail area of North Waziristan on Tuesday.The incident took place when a polio eradication team arrived in the...

2 years ago·Pakistan

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Al Jazeera

Gunmen in northwest Pakistan kill polio worker, two policemen

Gunmen on motorcycles open fire on a team of workers during a door-to-door inoculation campaign in North Waziristan.

2 years ago·Qatar

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WPLG

Gunmen kill 2 policemen, polio worker in northwest Pakistan

Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on Pakistani police escorting a team of polio workers Tuesday during a door-to-door inoculation campaign in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold, killing two policemen and a polio worker, police said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in North Waziristan, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The attack came a day after the government launched another nationwide anti-polio campai…

2 years ago·Miami, United States

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