LANDI KOTAL, Feb 19: Two people were killed in an attack on Nato containers in Khyber Agency on Monday night. In another incident in the area on Tuesday a Nato container was damaged by a blast.

Armed men attacked two Nato containers loaded with military vehicles near Landi Kotal bazaar, killing two drivers and injuring another one.

The deceased identified as Tariq Khan and Said Amin belonged to Kukikhel tribe of Jamrud tehsil.

The injured hails from Mohmand Agency.

On Tuesday, a Nato container was slightly damaged in an explosion. The explosive device was placed on the road near Tedi bazaar in Jamrud.

Later, bomb disposal experts defused another explosive device found from the same area.

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