Coverage dated November 3, 2026

Suspected militants open fire and kill 2 police officers guarding polio workers in Pakistan

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Suspected militants riding a motorcycle shot and killed two police officers assigned to protect polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination campaign Tuesday in northwestern Pakistan, officials said.

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Suspected militants open fire and kill 2 police officers guarding polio workers in Pakistan (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Suspected militants riding a motorcycle shot and killed two police officers assigned to protect polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination campaign Tuesday in northwestern Pakistan, officials said.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Two police officers protecting polio workers in Pakistan shot dead (opens Al Jazeera)

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

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