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Pakistan: Unknown persons open fire at Polio vaccination camp, 4 policemen dead

Pakistan news: The policemen were escorting a polio vaccination team when unknown assailants opened fire at them in Pakistan's KPK province.

Edited By: Poorva Joshi @poorvajoshi1424 Islamabad Published : Sep 10, 2022 6:38 IST, Updated : Sep 10, 2022 6:40 IST
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Highlights

  • Some unknown persons opened fire at a Polio vaccination camp in Pakistan's KPK province.
  • The incident left at least four policemen dead and two injured, reported PTI.
  • The policemen were escorting a polio vaccination team when unknown assailants opened fire.

Pakistan news: Some unknown persons opened fire at a Polio vaccination camp in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The incident left at least four policemen dead and two injured, reported news agency PTI.

The policemen were escorting a polio vaccination team when unknown assailants opened fire at them in Pakistan's KPK province. 

The incident occurred in the Gul Iman area of Tank district when unknown gunmen ambushed the police mobile van during a door-to-door oral polio vaccination drive.

Two cops, who were injured in the firing, have been rushed to a nearby hospital. The police have launched a search operation in the area.

The firing between the police and the attackers continued for quite a long time, locals said.

(With PTI Inputs)

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