Polio vaccine workers gunned down in Pakistan

Six anti-polio campaign workers have been shot dead by suspected Taliban gunmen in Pakistan.

Polio vaccine workers gunned down in Pakistan
Tue, 18 Dec, 2012 - 11:49

Six anti-polio campaign workers have been shot dead by suspected Taliban gunmen in Pakistan.

The killings came a day after a volunteer for the World Health Organisation's anti-polio campaign was shot dead in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi.

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