 PESHAWAR: A mysterious explosion in an oil tanker near Torkhum at the Pak-Afghan border resulted in a fire that burnt three other oil tankers and five trucks on Tuesday. The explosion took place some 200 yards from the international border. Fire fighters rushed to the site and were still battling the blaze at the time this report was filed. It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties. Atlas Khan, an eyewitness, told Daily Times it was a bomb explosion targeting an oil tanker in the middle of a convoy heading towards Afghanistan. He said that a total of nine vehicles were burnt including three oil tankers and five heavy vehicles loaded with goods being transported to Afghanistan. |