Two officers guarding Pakistan polio workers killed in shooting
Crime · First reported 3 Nov, 08:45 · Updated 09:04
Two police officers assigned to protect polio vaccination workers were shot dead in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday. One account also reports a third officer injured; four other officers abducted the previous day had not been found at the time of reporting.
- Motorcycle-borne attackers shot two police officers assigned to protect polio vaccination teams in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday; one account says a third officer was injured.
- Four officers abducted while protecting polio workers the day before had not been found, and search efforts were ongoing, according to one report.
- The shooting occurred during a vaccination drive targeting nearly 24 million children in 97 high-risk districts, according to one report.
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- Killed
- Two police officers assigned to protect polio workers.
- Date
- Tuesday; the reports do not give a calendar date.
- Location
- Northwestern Pakistan; the South China Morning Post snippet specifies Mohmand, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- Injured
- One additional officer, according to Al Jazeera.
- Vaccination drive
- Nearly 24 million children across 97 high-risk districts, according to Al Jazeera.
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