Jan 29, 2013

Gunmen kill police officer protecting polio workers in Pakistan.

Gunmen on motorbikes have shot and killed a police officer escorting polio workers during a UN-backed vaccination campaign in north-west Pakistan, police said.

The attack took place as dozens of health workers – including several women – were going door-to-door to vaccinate children in Gullu Dheri village of the Swabi district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said Izhar Shah, a senior police.

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