JAMRUD: Two vehicles of the Khasadar force escorting anti-polio teams were attacked in the Jamrud Tehsil of khyber Agency. At least 11 personnel of the force and a child were killed in the blasts while several others were injured.
according to the political administration, the back-to-back blasts took place in the Lashoro area of Jamrud followed by firing. Police said the anti-polio team members remained unharmed and took shelter in a nearby house following the explosions.
Those injured in the blasts were rushed to hospitals in Peshawar.
Pakistan is one of the few remaining countries where polio persists and most cases found in its northwest, where militants make it difficult to reach children for vaccination.
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