Gunmen Attack NATO Fuel Tankers in Pakistan
- 14 years ago
Suspected militants set on fire tankers transporting fuel to coalition troops in Afghanistan. According to police, three people are dead and six injured in the attack.
On Monday gunmen attacked tankers in Islamabad transporting fuel to coalition troops in Afghanistan. Police say the move is likely to delay the reopening of a supply route through Pakistan.
[Mirwaiz Niaz, Superintendent of Police]:
"Around eight to nine people came here and attacked the area where the tankers were parked. Some people were injured according to initial information; there are six injured and three dead."
According to police, 13 tankers were burned.
On Saturday militants threatened more attacks on tankers to avenge NATO incursions along the border, after setting fire to three dozen vehicles.
Angered by repeated incursions by NATO helicopters across the border from Pakistan, authorities blocked a supply route for NATO troops in Afghanistan after one strike killed three Pakistani soldiers on Thursday in the northwestern Kurram region.
The NATO incursions and the closure of the supply route have heightened tensions between the United States and Pakistan.
Pakistan is under U.S. pressure to crack down harder on militants in the northwest of the country, parts of which are described as a global hub for militants.
On Monday gunmen attacked tankers in Islamabad transporting fuel to coalition troops in Afghanistan. Police say the move is likely to delay the reopening of a supply route through Pakistan.
[Mirwaiz Niaz, Superintendent of Police]:
"Around eight to nine people came here and attacked the area where the tankers were parked. Some people were injured according to initial information; there are six injured and three dead."
According to police, 13 tankers were burned.
On Saturday militants threatened more attacks on tankers to avenge NATO incursions along the border, after setting fire to three dozen vehicles.
Angered by repeated incursions by NATO helicopters across the border from Pakistan, authorities blocked a supply route for NATO troops in Afghanistan after one strike killed three Pakistani soldiers on Thursday in the northwestern Kurram region.
The NATO incursions and the closure of the supply route have heightened tensions between the United States and Pakistan.
Pakistan is under U.S. pressure to crack down harder on militants in the northwest of the country, parts of which are described as a global hub for militants.