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Summary
Unidentified persons attacked NATO tankers in Khair Abad area of Noshehra on Wednesday night due to which 35 tankers were completely destroyed. According to sources, 10 fire brigades are still struggling to extinguish the fire while further fire brigades have been called from Mardan, Peshawar and Noshehra. This is the fourth attack upon the NATO oil tankers on Western Bypass. Police has completely cordoned off the area and security has been tightened. Attacks on NATO containers have been intensified. 35 NATO oil tankers were torched on Wednesday morning in Quetta. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had claimed responsibility for the attack. The Taliban said their attacks were to avenge US drone attacks and halt the NATO supply route through Pakistan. The NATO supply to Afghanistan has not been restored even after an apology was extended to Pakistan and the families of the Frontier Scouts by the US ambassador to Pakistan, Anne Patterson.
