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Taliban attack NATO supplies terminal
 Suspected Taliban attacked a logistics terminal for NATO supplies on the Ring Road on Saturday, destroying a trailer and a crane bound for Afghanistan.Azmat, a driver whose truck was damaged in the attack, said dozens of suspected Taliban in cars indiscriminately fired on the trucks parked at Bilal Terminal near Kohat Road at 3:45am, bursting the vehicles' tyres. He said a rocket hit a crane, setting it ablaze, badly damaging both it and the trailer on which it was loaded. According to sources, the Taliban clashed with police but managed to escape. A Banamari Police Station official said a container was also destroyed in the attack. The government has launched Operation Daraghlam (Arriving) in Jamrud to clear the area of Taliban. However, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Maulvi Umar said on Thursday that the banned outfit would step up attacks on NATO supplies if the Pakistani government did not halt their transport. Posted by: Fred 2009-02-08 |
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