QUETTA: Three NATO containers were set on fire and two people were injured by unidentified terrorists in two separate incidents in Mastung and Kalat on Friday.
According to police sources, two containers carrying military hardware for NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan were going to Chaman from Karachi when some unidentified assailants intercepted them and off-loaded the cleaners and drivers. They then set the two containers on fire at the Chutu area of Mastung and fled the scene.
Meanwhile, another NATO container was torched in Kalat. Two people sustained bullet injuries when the assailants, who were on a motorbike, opened fire on the container before setting it ablaze. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital by locals. Personnel of Levies force and other law enforcement agencies rushed to the spot after the incidents and cordoned off the area. Separate cases have been registered against unidentified people and investigations are underway. |