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Two police officers protecting polio workers in Pakistan shot dead
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Two police officers protecting polio workers in Pakistan shot dead

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The attackers, travelling on a motorcycle, opened fire on a police car in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Gunmen have shot dead two police officers protecting polio vaccination teams in northwestern Pakistan, a day after four officers protecting polio workers were kidnapped.

The attackers, travelling on a motorcycle, opened fire on a police car in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday. A third officer was injured in the attack, which occurred as the officers were travelling to a nearby village to protect polio vaccination teams.

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