Torkham: Explosion in NATO oil supply tanker

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Torkham: Explosion in NATO oil supply tanker

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On the Pak- Afghan border, in Torkham, an explosion occurred in an oil tanker carrying oil supply for the NATO force. No lives were lost in the incident.

04 March,2011 09:47 am

According to government sources, early in the morning, an oil tanker taking supply for the NATO forces was about to leave for Afghanistan when an explosion occurred. The oil tanker caught fire due to the explosion and three oil tankers parked nearby were also engulfed in flame.According to government reports, the explosion occurred due to a magnetic bomb device and no casualties have been reported.