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Pakistan: Two killed protecting polio workers in tribal area
Key takeaways
- Authorities seek to vaccinate 19 million children against polio, in the latest effort to eradicate a disease that is endemic in Pakistan.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5Dvpd Pakistan had kicked off a week-long vaccination campaign in 79 high-risk districts Image: K.M.
- The two separate attacks took place in Bajaur, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.
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Authorities seek to vaccinate 19 million children against polio, in the latest effort to eradicate a disease that is endemic in Pakistan.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Dvpd Pakistan had kicked off a week-long vaccination campaign in 79 high-risk districts Image: K.M. Chaudary/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement Two police officers died in Pakistan's northwestern Bajaur tribal district while protecting health workers who were administering the polio vaccine to children on Monday, a security official said.
The two separate attacks took place in Bajaur, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.
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