Nato oil tanker torched in Khar

KHAR: An oil tanker carrying fuel for Nato forces in Afghanistan was blown up in Peshawar on Monday.

Nato oil tanker torched in Khar. Courtesy: Dawn News

The oil tanker bearing registration number TLL-684-Lasbella was blown up at Ring Road in the limits of Peshtakhara Police Station on Monday morning, however, the driver and cleaner remained unhurt.

An official of Bomb Disposal Unit told journalists that the tanker had been blown up with magnet bomb, which weighed about one and a half kilogram. He said that it was a time bomb.

The blast also led to suspension of traffic on Ring Road for some time.

The tanker driver, Abdul Karim, and his brother Bazaar Wali, who works as cleaner of the vehicle, of Landi Kotal were arrested for interrogation.

The complete article can be found at Dawn News.

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