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Gunmen kill police officer assigned to guard polio workers in northwestern Pakistan

A police officer was killed while protecting polio workers in Bajaur, Pakistan, by gunmen on a motorbike.
Authorities launched a five-day polio vaccination campaign in Bajaur despite previous delays due to security issues.
The attack on the police officer is part of a larger trend wherein over 200 polio workers and police have been killed in Pakistan since the 1990s.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and an investigation is ongoing.

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Another policeman guarding polio vaccine team shot dead in Pakistan

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