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Gunmen kill 2 police officers guarding polio workers in southwestern Pakistan

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In Quetta, Pakistan, gunmen killed two police officers who were guarding polio vaccination workers in the Nushki district of Balochistan province on Tuesday. The attack occurred as part of a wider government initiative to conduct a week-long door-to-door polio vaccination campaign targeting over 31 million children across the country.

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On Tuesday, armed assailants shot and killed two police officers who were guarding a team of female polio workers conducting a vaccination drive in Noshki, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The attack occurred when the assailants on a motorcycle opened fire; the polio team members were unharmed but had to suspend their anti-polio campaign in the area due to security concerns. No group has claimed responsibility for this incident yet. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned the act as "heinous and unforgivable" and vowed to bring those responsible to justice. The vaccination drive, which began on Monday across 32 districts of Balochistan, aims to inoculate over 2.3 million children under five against polio.

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Gunmen shot and killed two police officers assigned to protect polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, officials said. asserted

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The attack in Balochistan province’s Nushki district came a day after the government launched a weeklong campaign to vaccinate more than 31 million children. asserted

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