2 NATO oil tankers torched in Pakistan's Balochistan province

2 NATO oil tankers torched in Pakistan's Balochistan province
English.news.cn 2010-06-28 11:34:44

ISLAMABAD, June 28 (Xinhua) -- At least two NATO oil tankers were torched near Chaman in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan on Monday morning, reported local media.

The incident happened at around 8 a.m. (local time) Monday at the border area of Spin Boldak near Chaman, a city in the northern part of Balochistan, which borders Afghanistan, when some unknown gunmen attacked the NATO oil tankers and set them on fire.

Police sources said they had arrived at the scene shortly after the attack was reported and firemen were still trying to extinguish the fire.

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This is the sixth attack targeted at the NATO supply convoy in Pakistan since this month.

On June 8, terrorists attacked a NATO supply convoy at a parking lot near Islamabad and over 60 NATO supply trucks, mostly oil tanker carriers, were destroyed and about eight people died in the attack.