Bomb kills five police from Pakistan polio protection team

BSS/AFP

08 January, 2024, 12:00 pm

Last modified: 08 January, 2024, 12:09 pm

Bomb kills five police from Pakistan polio protection team

BSS/AFP

08 January, 2024, 12:00 pm

Last modified: 08 January, 2024, 12:09 pm

Representational image. Photo: UNB

Representational image. Photo: UNB

A bomb targeting a polio protection team in northwestern Pakistan Monday killed at least five police officers, officials said.

"A police truck transporting around 25 policemen for anti-polio campaign duties was targeted by an IED (improvised explosive device)," Anwar ul Haq, a senior government official in Bajaur district, told AFP.

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