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Published 01 Feb, 2011 08:25am

One killed in attack on Nato tanker in Mastung

QUETTA: A driver was killed and a cleaner sustained bullet injuries in an attack on a Nato oil tanker in the Dasht area of Mastung on Tuesday.

According to Levis Force, the tanker carrying fuel for International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) was on route to Afghanistan from Karachi when armed men opened indiscriminate fire at the vehicle in the Dasht region.

Resultantly, the driver of a tanker died on the spot while a cleaner sustained bullet wounds.

Levis reached the site of the attack and shifted the victims to a nearby hospital.

The assailants, however, managed to escape from the scene. Levis, subsequently, registered a case and launched a probe into the incident.

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