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Attack on Police Providing Security for Polio Campaign in Mohmand; Two Officers Killed, One Injured

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Attack on Police Providing Security for Polio Campaign in Mohmand; Two Officers Killed, One Injured

Two police officers have been killed and another injured after unidentified armed men opened fire on police personnel deployed to provide security for a polio vaccination campaign in Mohmand district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

According to police, the incident took place in the Dag Tamanzai area of Mohmand district when police personnel were on their way to perform security duties for the anti-polio campaign and came under attack by unidentified gunmen.

As a result of the firing, two police officers were killed at the scene, while another sustained injuries and was shifted to a hospital for medical treatment.

Police said that following the incident, the area was cordoned off and a search operation was launched to arrest the attackers.

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