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3 injured in another NATO supplies truck attack in Pakistan

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-06-11 04:28

ISLAMABAD - At least three people were injured in an attack on a NATO supplies truck by unidentified terrorists on Thursday night in Pakistan's southwest area of Khuzdar, local sources told Xinhua.

This is the second attack on NATO supplies convoy in Pakistan following Tuesday night's attack by Pakistan Taliban militants near Islamabad, which destroyed some 60 NATO trucks carrying oil tankers and other materials for supply in Afghanistan, killed eight persons and injured six others.

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The latest attack took place when two militants riding on a motorcycle set on fire a NATO truck carrying supplies container temporarily parked on the roadside in the Ornach district of Khuzdar, local sources informed Xinhua on phone from Khuzdar.

However, on arrival of para military Levis Force personnel from a nearby checkpoint, the attackers escaped, leaving the motorcycle behind, said the sources. The law enforcers have extinguished the fire and saved the container from a major damage.

Khuzdar is a major route between Quetta and Chaman border with Afghanistan. It also links Karachi.