Two police officers killed in attack in Pakistan

Two police officers were killed and another was injured in an attack in northwestern Pakistan, where they were providing security for medical workers conducting a polio vaccination campaign.

According to Report, citing the Associated Press, the attack took place in the Mohmand district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan.

Police official Ayaz Khan said the officers were heading to a nearby village to escort vaccination teams when gunmen opened fire on them from a moving motorcycle.

The attackers fled the scene.