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Pakistan deadly bomb targets Peshawar polio campaign Pakistan deadly bomb targets Peshawar polio campaign
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At least six people, including police officers, have been killed by a bomb apparently targeting anti-polio campaigners in Pakistan. Two people, including one police officer, have been killed by a bomb apparently targeting anti-polio campaigners in Pakistan, say police.
The blast struck a van near a hospital in Budh Bher suburb of the north-western city of Peshawar.The blast struck a van near a hospital in Budh Bher suburb of the north-western city of Peshawar.
Militants have previously attacked and killed anti-polio campaign workers. A death toll of six was earlier given but corrected by police.
Pakistan is one of only three countries where polio remains endemic, due in part due to militant resistance to polio mass vaccination campaigns.Pakistan is one of only three countries where polio remains endemic, due in part due to militant resistance to polio mass vaccination campaigns.
They have banned vaccination teams from some areas, forcing hundreds of thousands of children to miss vaccinations. Militants have attacked and killed health workers and banned vaccination teams from some areas, forcing hundreds of thousands of children to miss vaccinations.
The six killed comprised four police and two members of a local peace committee, riding in a van as part of an anti-polio campaign, said police officials. The two killed comprised one police officer and a member of a local peace committee, riding in a van as part of an anti-polio campaign, said police officials.
Police had earlier reported a higher toll but corrected this upon confirmation from medical sources.
The explosive device was reported to have been detonated remotely.The explosive device was reported to have been detonated remotely.
Several others are reported to have been injured. Several other people are reported to have been injured.
A fake hepatitis vaccination campaign, run covertly by the CIA, helped to locate al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in 2011. He was then killed in an operation by US Navy Seals.A fake hepatitis vaccination campaign, run covertly by the CIA, helped to locate al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in 2011. He was then killed in an operation by US Navy Seals.