Drive-by shooting: One dead in attack on NATO tankers

PESHAWAR: Gunmen in Jamrud, Khyber Agency opened fire on tankers carrying fuel for Nato troops stationed in Afghanistan on Monday, killing a driver and wounding two others, said officials. “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 a helper and a passerby were injured. Khan added the remaining five tankers returned to Peshawar after the attack. Another local administration official Mehtab Khan confirmed the incident and casualties. Nato supply trucks, which carry everything from fuel to ammunitions and food, often come under attack on their journey between Karachi and border crossing-points. At least five men were killed in similar attacks in Jamrud last week.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 26^th, 2014.