PESHAWAR – An oil tanker carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan has been gutted after a bomb planted in the vehicle exploded in Khyber Agency, officials said.
The blast took place late on Monday at a terminal near the Torkham border crossing in Khyber Agency, local administration official Iqbal Khattak told AFP.
“Around 25 tankers were parked at the terminal. Militants planted a bomb in one of the tankers which exploded triggering a fire,” he said. It was not immediately clear if the bomb was a remote-controlled device or fitted with a timer, he said.
A security official confirming the incident said other tankers were saved and there were no casualties.
No group has claimed responsibility but the Taliban claimed such attacks in the past.
