Gunmen kill 2 policemen escorting polio team in Pakistan Pakistani police say gunmen have opened fire and killed two policemen who were part of the government's most recent anti-polio drive in a rugged and volatile northwestern provincePESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Gunmen in Pakistan shot and killed two policemen on Wednesday who were part of the most recent anti-polio drive in the country's rugged and volatile northwest, officials said. The policemen were to escort a team of medics going house-to-house to vaccinate children against the crippling disease. Polio teams and security forces escorting them are often targeted in deadly attacks. So far this year, 94 new polio cases have been reported in Pakistan, compared to only 12 in 2018. The latest anti-polio campaign was to include 39.5 million children up to five years of age across the entire country.

Source: ABC News December 18, 2019 08:03 UTC