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Pakistan: Major attack on 'war' supplies
Police said at least one person was killed as more than 250 gunmen attacked the terminal near the city of Peshawar using rockets and guns. Some of the lorries were laden with Humvee armoured vehicles. The road is a major supply route for US and Western forces battling against the Taleban in neighbouring Afghanistan. Hauliers say that over 350 trucks daily carry an average of 7,000 tonnes of goods over the Khyber Pass to Kabul. The attack occurred around 0230 on Sunday (2130 GMT, Saturday) as up to 250 militants stormed the Portward Logistic Terminal. "They fired rockets, hurled hand grenades and then set ablaze 96 trucks," Reuters news agency quoted a police officer, Azeem Khan, as saying. "They were shouting Allahu Akbar (God is Great) and Down With America," a security guard told Reuters. They broke into the terminals after snatching guns from us," Mohammad Rafiullah said. Another report said 106 lorries had been set on fire - 62 laden with Humvees. Most supplies for US and Nato forces in Afghanistan go through Pakistan's Khyber Pass. Posted by: phil_b 2008-12-07 |
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