Jan 31, 2013

Pakistan - Two polio vaccination workers have been killed in a landmine blast in the Kurram tribal region of north-west.

Two polio vaccination workers have been killed in a landmine blast in the Kurram tribal region of north-west Pakistan, officials say.

The men were visiting a village in the Malikhel area when the mine went off. No group has claimed the attack. 

Correspondents say Sunni militants may have planted the mine - the upper Kurram area is dominated by Shias who do not oppose anti-polio efforts.

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