One dead in attack on Nato supply tankers

26 Aug, 2014

Gunmen in Jamrud area of Khyber opened fire on tankers carrying fuel for Nato troops in Afghanistan on Monday, killing a driver and wounding two others, officials said. "A convoy of six oil tankers was heading towards Afghanistan when four attackers riding two motorbikes attacked the first tanker, killing its driver," senior local administration official Irshad Khan told AFP.
He said the tanker overturned as a result of the firing, adding two other persons including a helper and a passer-by were injured. Khan said the remaining five tankers returned to Peshawar after the attack. Another local administration official Mehtab Khan confirmed the incident and casualties.

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