Pakistan

Set Ablaze: Oil tanker torched in Mastung

Two oil tankers carrying fuel for the Pakistan Air Force were on way when unknown persons opened fire.

Our Correspondent August 02, 2013

QUETTA: An oil tanker was set on fire on Thursday in the Degari intersection of Mastung district, some 35km from the provincial capital. According to the Balochistan Levies, two oil tankers carrying fuel for the Pakistan Air Force were on way from Karachi to Quetta when unknown persons opened fire in Degari intersection in Mastung. As a result one of the oil tankers caught fire while the other remained safe. A passenger coach nearby also caught fire due to oil tanker but no passengers were hurt. No loss of life was reported in the attack.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 2^nd, 2013.

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