20 May, 2013 - Officials say gunmen have killed a policeman who was guarding a polio
vaccination team in northwestern Pakistan. Local government administrator Faramosh
Khan says the gunmen attacked the team on Monday in the town of Mamound in the Bajur
tribal area, just as it had started a vaccination drive. No one has claimed responsibility
for the shooting, but suspicion will likely fall on Islamic militants suspected in
similar attacks. A senior regional health official, Jehanzeb Dawar, said a total
of 624 teams are taking part in the latest push in Bajur to vaccinate over 220,000
children. The teams re-launched the drive after taking a couple of months off because
of past attacks on vaccination teams in the country. It's unclear whether the campaign
will continue after Monday's attack. (Source: AP)