One aid worker killed and one wounded in Sultan Zai
Sultan Zai, Killa Abdullah, Balochistan, Pakistan Other
1 killed
1 wounded
One female polio vaccination team member was shot and killed, and another injured, while administering the vaccine in the remote village of Sultan Zai, 100km Northwest of Quetta, Balochistan. The team was ambushed in the village by unknown armed assailants, who began shooting at the group. There were reports of four other attacks on polio vaccination teams that week in Pakistan. Means of attack recorded as shooting. Context raid. Actor Not applicable. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 2676.
People involved
No names have been released for this case.