Balochistan Levies officials said the Afghanistan-bound oil tankers were en route to Chaman from Kandkot when armed men on motorcycles opened fire on them on the national highway in the Hark area of Bolan. The drivers fled when the gunmen attacked.
The assailants sprinkled petrol on the oil tankers when they were set on fire. Thick black smoke covered the area, disrupting the flow of traffic for an hour.
A heavy contingent of Levies and security forces reached the spot after the incident.
“The assailants were eight to ten and armed with sophisticated weapons. They escaped on motorbikes and a manhunt has been mounted in the area,” the assistant commissioner said.
There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack.
NATO oil tankers are often targeted on the national highway in Balochistan.
Though allied forces use alternative routes for supplying military hardware and fuel, hundreds of containers and oil tankers still enter Afghanistan through the Chaman border.
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