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.
NATO fuel tanker torched in Khyber
