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Nine-year-old Australian girl fatally shot by police in Pakistan
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- A file photo of police officers in Lahore, in Pakistan's Punjab province.
- A nine-year-old Australian girl has been fatally shot by police in Pakistan after officers mistook her family's car for one belonging to suspected criminals.
- Local media are reporting the girl and her family were robbed while visiting relatives in Chakwal.
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A file photo of police officers in Lahore, in Pakistan's Punjab province. (Getty Images: Daniel Berehulak)
A nine-year-old Australian girl has been fatally shot by police in Pakistan after officers mistook her family's car for one belonging to suspected criminals.
Local media are reporting the girl and her family were robbed while visiting relatives in Chakwal.
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