A seven-member polio team was today attacked by unidentified militants in Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan, killing two volunteers, officials said.
The militants opened fire on the polio team in Safi tehsil of Mohmand Agency, officials said.
Two polio monitors were shot dead by the assailants in the Safi tehsil.
Polio monitors are responsible for ensuring that polio drops have been properly administered by the polio workers.
Two polio monitors managed to escape the attack and reached Ghalanai, the headquarter of the agency, and informed about the incident, the officials said.
Last month, a group of Pakistani polio workers was attacked by a school's administration in Karachi after the team attempted to vaccinate its students against the disease.
Polio workers have faced problems during vaccination drives in many parts of the country, including Karachi where in the past militants have attacked female health workers.
Many extremist groups have spread rumours that the vaccination drives were a front for espionage or a conspiracy to sterilise Muslims.
Pakistan is still among the very few countries, which is yet to be declared polio free country.
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