Peshawar: Four policemen, who were escorting a polio vaccination team, were on Friday killed and two injured when unknown assailants opened fire at them in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.
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The incident occurred in the Gul Iman area of Tank district when unknown gunmen ambushed the police mobile van during a door-to-door oral polio vaccination drive.
Two cops, who were injured in the firing, have been rushed to a nearby hospital.
The police have launched a search operation in the area.
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The firing between the police and the attackers continued for quite a long time, locals said.
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