Explosion Guts 3 Tankers Near Afghan Border
August 25 2010
A bomb targeting an Afghanistan-bound supply convoy destroyed at least three oil tankers Tuesday in the Pakistani border town of Torkhum, Pakistan's Dawn reports.
About 100 oil tankers and container trucks were parked near the Khyber Pass site at the time.
The explosion was heard four miles away in Landi Kotal, sources said.
This was the second such incident in two days. ON Monday two people were killed in Landi Kotal when Taliban militants targeted two oil tankers.
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