Militant killed, lady health worker, police official injured in attack on polio team
One assailant was shot dead in retaliatory firing by police officials in Tambolak area of Mardan district
PHOTO: AFP
Unidentified assailants opened fire at a polio vaccination team in Tambolak area of Mardan district, leaving one female worker injured.
Read:Anti-polio campaigns postponed again in high-risk areas of Balochistan
Police personnel present at the site were also fired at but were intercepted by a second team of police personnel who opened fire on the assailants.
Read: Anti-polio campaign: Parents of over 6,000 children in K-P refuse to inoculate children
As a result of the firing one police constable was injured while one of the assailants was killed.
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