PESHAWAR: Pro-Taliban militants at a Pakistani border town blew up 13 oil tankers supplying fuel for international troops in Afghanistan, officials said yesterday.
The explosion on Thursday night targeted tankers parked in Landikotal, the main town of Khyber tribal district, 35km west of Peshawar, a security official said.
“An improvised explosive device planted underneath a tanker went off, triggering a massive fire and gutting 13 tankers,” the official said on condition of anonymity.
“We believe that pro-Taliban militants are behind the attack,” he added.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility. The attack was the latest in a series on trucks and tankers supplying fuel to US bases in eastern and southern Afghanistan. – AFP |
