Coverage dated September 10, 2024

Gunmen kill Pakistan polio vaccinator and police guard near Afghan border

Headline from Voice of America

This is the second attack on polio teams during ongoing national immunization drive

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Pakistan: Gunmen kill polio worker and police officer – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Pakistan launched an emergency vaccination drive after the first case of polio in 16 years was reported in the capital. As the campaign began, an attack on an anti-polio team killed two people and injured a third.

  2. Voice of America

    Gunmen kill Pakistan polio vaccinator and police guard near Afghan border (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    This is the second attack on polio teams during ongoing national immunization drive

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Gunmen kill a polio worker and a policeman during a vaccination campaign in Pakistan (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Pakistani police say gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on police escorting a team of polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in the northwest, killing an officer and a polio

  4. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Gunmen on motorcycles kill a Pakistani policeman and a polio worker during a vaccination campaign (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on police escorting a team of polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in the northwest, killing an officer and a polio worker.

  5. Washington Times

    Gunmen on motorcycles kill a polio worker during a vaccination campaign in Pakistan (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire Wednesday on police escorting a team of polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan, killing an officer and a polio worker, police said.

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