Nato Oil Tankers Gutted in Bolan

Friday, November 13, 2009 at 12:02 pm

MACHH, Pakistan: Nato Oil Tankers Gutted in Bolan, Unidentified attackers in Machh area of district Bolan fired rockets at tankers supplying oil to the Nato forces in Afghanistan. A driver was killed in the attack, while five oil tankers were gutted in the incident.

The attackers fired rockets at oil tankers from nearby hills when the tankers carrying fuel for Nato forces in Afghanistan were stationed at a hotel near Geetani bridge. The tankers caught fire in the attack, while a tanker driver Jumma Khan was also killed in the attack.

Heavy contingents of police and Frontier Constabulary cordoned off the area after the attack and started search for the assailants.