Armed attack on police officers protecting the vaccination team in Pakistan

Local police officials announced that there was an armed attack in the Mohmand region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Authorities stated that the police officers were attacked while they were in the region to protect the vaccination teams, and stated that 2 police officers died and 1 police officer was injured as a result of the attack.

Authorities stated that the attack was carried out by suspects on motorcycles and that no one has claimed responsibility for the incident yet.

CIVILIANS AND SECURITY FORCES ARE THE TARGET OF TERRORISTS

Armed attacks in Pakistan are concentrated especially in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan, which border Afghanistan. Armed groups, who claim to defend the rights of Pashtun and Baloch ethnic groups in both provinces, are attacking Pakistani security forces and civilians.