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| India-Pakistan |
| Bomb destroys 13 Nato tankers in Peshawar |
| 2011-08-07 |
| [Dawn] A bomb destroyed at least 13 tankers on Saturday carrying fuel for NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... troops in neighbouring Afghanistan, Pakistain police said, the latest in a string of attempts to disrupt supplies. A total of 28 NATO oil tankers were parked at a terminal on the outskirts of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar, at the time of the kaboom, which triggered a fire that engulfed 13 of the vehicles. "We are trying to move away other oil tankers. We are not clear whether the bomb was planted in the terminal or with a tanker," police official Khurshid Khan told AFP from the site. "Sixteen tankers were completely destroyed." There were no reports of any casualties, he added. Mohammad Ijaz Khan, another senior police officer in Peshawar, said fire fighters were frantically trying to control the blaze. He said three kabooms were heard before the fire swept through the parked tankers. No group has grabbed credit but the Taliban have in the past said they carried out such attacks to disrupt supplies for more than 130,000 US-led international troops fighting in Afghanistan. Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked gunnies frequently launch attacks across northwestern Pakistain and the lawless tribal belt on the Afghan border, which Washington has branded the most dangerous place in the world. Most supplies and equipment required by soldiers in Afghanistan are shipped through Pakistain, although US troops increasingly use alternative routes through Central Asia. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 13, or 16??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-08-07 21:50 |
| #4 "Park 'em all close together. They're easier to guard that way..." Screw what time it is. I'll have double vodka's neat and keep 'em coming... |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2011-08-07 13:48 |
| #3 I'm so there, hold the celery. |
| Posted by: S 2011-08-07 12:03 |
| #2 I'll head over to the club to set up for the arclight drink crowd. Since it's mid morning here, I assume y'all will be wanting bloody marys and mimosas, but we've got other hard stuff and some great beers and ales on tap if that's your pleasure this AM. |
| Posted by: lotp 2011-08-07 09:28 |
| #1 In all fairness all here need a good drink after the past few weeks so.... Let's do the right thing and suggest that Peshawar needs to experience the 7 horsemen - in addition Rawalpindi needs that fine deserved experience. Arclight the night... |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2011-08-07 01:28 |