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Gunmen burn two more Nato trucks, kill driver
Monday, 04 Oct, 2010
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani official says gunmen have attacked two more trucks carrying Nato supplies to Afghanistan, burning them and killing one driver.
Mohammad Hashim, a government official in the in the southwest district of Kalat, said the two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on the trucks Monday afternoon, then torched the vehicles.
Hashim says the gunmen fled following the attack, which occurred about 100 miles (170 kilometers) south of the region's main city of Quetta. It was not clear who the attackers were.
It was the fourth attack on trucks carrying supplies destined for Nato troops in Afghanistan since Friday.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Monday for a larger, pre-dawn assault on fuel tankers near Islamabad and threatened more attacks. AP
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Monday, 04 Oct, 2010
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani official says gunmen have attacked two more trucks carrying Nato supplies to Afghanistan, burning them and killing one driver.
Mohammad Hashim, a government official in the in the southwest district of Kalat, said the two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on the trucks Monday afternoon, then torched the vehicles.
Hashim says the gunmen fled following the attack, which occurred about 100 miles (170 kilometers) south of the region's main city of Quetta. It was not clear who the attackers were.
It was the fourth attack on trucks carrying supplies destined for Nato troops in Afghanistan since Friday.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Monday for a larger, pre-dawn assault on fuel tankers near Islamabad and threatened more attacks. AP
---------- Post added at 08:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:52 PM ----------
