Five NATO tankers set on fire in SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD. November 13. KAZINFORM Five oil tankers carrying fuel for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Afghanistan were set on fire by unknown persons Friday in southwest Pakistan's Balochistan province, local TV channel reported; Kazinform refers ro Xinhua.

One driver of an oil tanker was killed in the incident, the private TV Express reported.

Police sources said the fuel convoy, on way to Afghanistan from Karachi, the port city in southern Pakistan, was set on fire by unknown persons in Gattani area of district Bolan.

Police and law enforcement agencies have cordoned off the area but attackers managed to escape; Kazinform cites Xinhua.

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