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PESHAWAR, June 29: Pro-Taliban militants in a Pakistani border town blew up 13 oil tankers supplying fuel for international troops in Afghanistan, officials said on Friday. The explosion on Thursday night targeted tankers parked in Landi Kotal, the main town of Khyber tribal district, a security official told AFP.
“An improvised explosive device planted underneath a tanker went off, triggering a massive fire and gutting 13 tankers,” the official said on condition of anonymity.
“We believe that pro-Taliban militants are behind the attack,” he added. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.—AFP
