27 NATO oil tankers torched

Dunya News

Gunmen attacked more than two dozen trucks and tankers carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan. According to police, the incident took place in Shikarpur district of the southern province of Sindh and was confirmed by another top administrative official. Around 20 attackers armed with rocket launchers and assault rifles attacked these trucks. They set ablaze 27 trucks parked there. The fire engulfed the cars parked near a hotel and two persons were injured in the incident. Other people in the hotel fled the scene to save their lives. DPO Abdul Hameed Khosa said the vehicles were parked at a terminal on the edge of Shikarpur town in Sindh province when the attackers opened fire, forcing drivers and others to flee, before setting the fires.He said that the area has been sealed and search operation has been started. DIG Larkana Din Muhammad Baloch and Rangers Wing Commander Col. Mukhtar have reached the spot. DCO Shikarpur Dr. Saeed Ahmed Mangnejo while talking to Dunya News said that unidentified militants attacked the tankers last night.