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Seven Pakistani aid workers are shot to death in a village in northern Pakistan
Five were teachers and the other two health officials, a police official says
All but one of those killed are women, he says
They were attacked by four gunmen after leaving work, the official says
Seven aid workers – all but one of them women – were shot to death Tuesday in a remote area of northern Pakistan, a police official said.
Five of those killed were teachers and the other two were health officials, police official Abdul Rashid told CNN.
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They had just left work when four gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in Sher Afzal, a village about 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Peshawar, he said.
All seven were Pakistani nationals, he said.
The victims worked for the Ujalla community center, a non-profit organization providing health and education to the community in the Swabi area, Rashid said.
Their driver was also seriously injured and is being treated in the hospital, he said.
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