Gunmen in northwest Pakistan have killed five female teachers and two aid workers in an ambush on a van carrying workers home from their jobs at a community centre.The shooting took place in the same conservative province where militants shot and seriously wounded 15-year-old Malala Yousufzai, an outspoken young activist for girls' education, in October.
Javed Akhtar, director of Support With Working Solutions, a non-governmental organization active in vaccination campaigns against polio, suspect that the victims were targeted for their anti-polio work.
AP reports that health workers have long been accused by militants as spies working for the US government, with an allegation that the anti-polio vaccine is intended to make Muslim children sterile.
AP reports that health workers have long been accused by militants as spies working for the US government, with an allegation that the anti-polio vaccine is intended to make Muslim children sterile.
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