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Summary
Some unidentified persons torched 35 NATO oil tankers in Quetta early morning today due to which a person also got killed; where as 5 of the tankers have been completely destroyed.According to the eyewitnesses, NATO oil tankers were parked outside a drive-by hotel in Akhtarabad near the Western Bypass when unidentified persons torched these tankers and fled. The fire fighters are still struggling to extinguish the fire. These oil tankers were en route to Afghanistan via Chaman. This is the third attack upon the NATO oil tankers on Western Bypass. Police has completely cordoned off the area and security has been tightened.The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack. The Taliban have said its attacks were to avenge US drone attacks and halt the Nato supply route through Pakistan.
