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Militants torch Nato tanker in Quetta

Published October 18, 2010

More than 20 tankers were previously set on fire in the same area, sources said. —Photo by AP
QUETTA Unknown assailants torched a tanker carrying fuel for Nato forces in Afghanistan on Monday in Akhterabad, gutting the vehicle in an inferno. 

According to witnesses, the assailants were on motorbikes and fled the scene after the attack.

More than 20 tankers were previously set on fire in the same area. -DawnNews

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