Militant Attack Kills Pakistan Anti-Polio Officer Near Afghan Border

ISLAMABAD - Gunmen in northwestern Pakistan Friday ambushed and killed a senior health official who was coordinating anti-polio efforts in a turbulent region bordering Afghanistan.

Authorities said the shooting in the militancy-hit Bajaur district also injured a police guard for the slain polio program coordinator, medical doctor Abdul Rehman.

No group immediately took responsibility for the deadly assault