Wednesday, December 16, 2009

DTN News: Pakistan TODAY December 16, 2009 ~ Nato Oil Tankers Torched, Gas Pipeline Blown Up

DTN News: Pakistan TODAY December 16, 2009 ~ Nato Oil Tankers Torched, Gas Pipeline Blown Up *Source: DTN News / Int'l Media (NSI News Source Info) QUETTA, Pakistan - December 16, 2009: Two oil tankers carrying fuel for Nato forces in Afghanistan were torched and a gas pipeline in the Loti area of Dera Bugti district was blown up on Tuesday. Police found both tankers without drivers and cleaners on reaching the spot, DSP Kharotabad, Jamil Kakar, said. Police said the tankers were fired upon early in the morning in the Kharotabad area. The drivers stopped the vehicles after which the assailants set them afire. Both the tankers were completely gutted. Meanwhile, militants blew up a 16-inch pipeline, suspending gas supply from the Loti gas field. According to officials, a team of engineers was dispatched from Sukkur to repair the damaged pipeline. In Quetta, a bus carrying police recruits escaped a bomb blast in the Sariab area. Police said the bomb was attached to a bicycle which exploded moments after the bus passed by.

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