Coverage dated January 8, 2024

Pakistani officer wounded in attack on polio workers dies, raising bombing death toll to 7

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An officer wounded in a bombing that targeted police assigned to protect polio vaccination workers has died in a hospital in northwestern Pakistan. His death brings to seven the number of officers killed in the bombing on Monday in the district of Mamund in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

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  1. KOB 4

    Pakistani officer wounded in attack on polio workers dies, raising bombing death toll to 7 (opens KOB 4)

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    An officer wounded in a bombing that targeted police assigned to protect polio vaccination workers has died in a hospital in northwestern Pakistan. His death brings to seven the number of officers killed in the bombing on Monday in the district of Mamund in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

  2. Daily Journal

    Pakistani officer wounded while protecting polio vaccination workers dies, raising bombing toll to 7 (opens Daily Journal)

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    KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — An officer critically wounded in a roadside bombing that targeted police assigned to protect polio vaccination workers in northwest Pakistan died in a hospital Tuesday, raising the death toll to seven.

  3. Fox News

    Pakistan bombing death toll climbs to 7 after wounded officer dies (opens Fox News)

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    A police officer critically wounded in a roadside bombing during a polio vaccination protection mission in northwestern Pakistan has died, bringing the death toll to seven.

  4. Green Field Reporter

    Pakistani officer wounded in attack on polio workers dies, raising bombing death toll to 7 - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — An officer who was critically wounded in a roadside bombing that targeted police assigned to protect polio vaccination workers in northwestern Pakistan died in a hospital on Tuesday, raising the death toll from the attack, claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, to seven.

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