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gIn Pakistan, men shot dead a policeman – the third death this week, linked to the latest vaccination campaign in the country, government officials said.
The latest attack took place Thursday in the southwestern town of Chaman, on the border with Afghanistan, when two female immunization workers were targeted while they were conducting a program. vaccination.
Nasreen Bibi, 35, was killed instantly, while a 24-year-old woman – named only Rashida – was seriously injured.
The attackers are still on the run and the authorities have temporarily suspended the anti-polio campaign following the incident.
Rashid Razzaq, head of the government's polio emergency center in Quetta, capital of the province, said: "Two gunmen opened fire on two women practicing vaccination in Sultan Zai village, located about 100 km northwest of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, died on the spot while Rashida 24 was seriously wounded ".
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