Pakistani police say polio team attacked, policeman killed

A health worker collects data while another writes numbers on the wall of a house after administrating a polio vaccine to children in a neighborhood of Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. The government launched polio vaccination drives across Pakistan in efforts to eradicate the crippling disease by the end of the year. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudhry)

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen on Monday shot and killed a police officer assigned to protect a polio vaccination team in northwestern Pakistan, an official said. It was the third attack in two days on Pakistani policemen assigned to protect polio workers.

The deadly attack

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