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Suspected militants open fire and kill 2 police officers guarding polio workers in Pakistan

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Suspected militants on a motorcycle shot and killed two police officers who were protecting polio workers in Mohmand district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghan border. The attack also injured a third police officer as they traveled to guard vaccination teams during a door-to-door campaign. Police officer Ayaz Khan provided this information about the incident which occurred on Tuesday.

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On November 1, 2026, suspected militants riding a motorcycle shot and killed two police officers in Mohmand district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, while the officers were traveling to guard polio vaccination teams. A third officer was wounded in the attack near Hashim Kor police checkpost in Dag Tamanzai area of Pindiali tehsil. The victims were identified as Constables Zahoor Khan and Arbai Khan, with the injured officer being Sepoy Sabir Khan. Militant groups often target such drives, falsely claiming that vaccination campaigns aim to sterilize children. No group has claimed responsibility for this attack yet.

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“While both articles refer to security for polio workers in Pakistan, Article A describes the deployment of police personnel during a week-long anti-polio campaign, while Article B reports on a specific attack that killed two police officers guarding polio workers.”

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Suspected militants riding a motorcycle shot and killed two police officers assigned to protect polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination campaign Tuesday in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. asserted

officials → rid → Pakistan

The drive-by shooting in Mohmand, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan, also wounded a third officer. asserted

that → drive → officer

The police officers were traveling to a nearby village to guard vaccination teams when they came under fire, police officer Ayaz Khan said. asserted

Khan → travel → fire

Suspected militants open fire and kill 2 police officers guarding polio workers in Pakistan

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