Kidnapped Polio Workers, Security Personnel Released In Pakistan

News outlets report on the release of several polio workers and guards who had been kidnapped in Pakistan.

Agence France-Presse/GlobalPost: Kidnapped Pakistan polio team released
“A six-member polio vaccination team was released by their captors Wednesday, two days after gunmen kidnapped them in southwest Pakistan, officials said…” (2/26).

APP/Dawn.com: Kidnapped polio worker, Levies men released in Awaran
“A polio worker and three Levies personnel who were kidnapped from Awaran were set free late Tuesday night, police said…” (2/26).

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