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Gunmen in Pakistan attack NATO fuel tankers

Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan set fire to more than two dozen tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan today, a government official said.

Updated on: Oct 9, 2010, 08:29:52 IST
Reuters | By , Quetta
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Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan set fire to more than two dozen tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, a government official said.

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The suspected Islamist militants have stepped up attacks on convoys carrying supplies for NATO forces since a cross-border air strike by NATO forces on September 30 in northwestern Pakistan that killed two Pakistani soldiers.

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