Two NATO containers torched in Mastung
Levies Force and other law enforcement agencies rushed to the site after the incident.
Men stand near damaged tankers of a NATO supply convoy after an attack a day earlier in Hub, about 25 km from Karachi, September 16, 2013. PHOTO: REUTERS
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Two Nato containers carrying relief goods for Allied forces stationed in Afghanistan were torched in Mastung district on Saturday.
Unidentified men carrying sophisticated weapons intercepted the two tankers in Dasht area of Mastung, according to Levies officials, and set them on fire. The two tankers badly burnt, as the assailants managed to escape.
Levies Force and other law enforcement agencies rushed to the site after the incident and cordoned off the area. No loss of life was reported in the incident.
Nato tankers were attacked earlier in the year in September when armed militants torched at least a dozen oil tankers in Hub. This latest attack comes a day after TTP chief was killed in a drone strike, however, no group has yet claimed responsibility of the attack.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 3rd, 2013.
Two Nato containers carrying relief goods for Allied forces stationed in Afghanistan were torched in Mastung district on Saturday.
Unidentified men carrying sophisticated weapons intercepted the two tankers in Dasht area of Mastung, according to Levies officials, and set them on fire. The two tankers badly burnt, as the assailants managed to escape.
Levies Force and other law enforcement agencies rushed to the site after the incident and cordoned off the area. No loss of life was reported in the incident.
Nato tankers were attacked earlier in the year in September when armed militants torched at least a dozen oil tankers in Hub. This latest attack comes a day after TTP chief was killed in a drone strike, however, no group has yet claimed responsibility of the attack.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 3rd, 2013.