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15 Killed in NATO Tanker Blaze in Pakistan

   VOA News  May 21, 2011
   Pakistani youngsters look to a burnt NATO oil tanker caused by alleged
   militants attacked in Landi Kotal near Afghan border in Pakistan, May
   21, 2011

Photo: AP

   Pakistani youngsters look to a burnt NATO oil tanker caused by alleged
   militants attacked in Landi Kotal near Afghan border in Pakistan, May
   21, 2011

   Officials say at least 15 people in Pakistan's Khyber tribal region
   were killed in an oil tanker fire after the vehicle carrying fuel for
   NATO forces in Afghanistan was rocked by a bomb.
   Authorities say the people were trying to collect fuel from the bombed
   tanker when the fire broke out and killed them early Saturday.
   Earlier in the same region, at least 14 NATO supply trucks were set on
   fire when a bomb struck one of the vehicles. Officials say no one was
   hurt in that attack.
   No group has claimed responsibility, but the Taliban has claimed such
   attacks in the past.
   Most supplies and equipment required by foreign troops in Afghanistan
   are shipped through Pakistan.
   On Friday, the Taliban claimed responsibility for bombing a U.S.
   consulate convoy in Peshawar, killing one person and wounding 11
   others.
   Pakistan has seen a surge in militant violence since U.S. special
   forces killed Osama bin Laden in his compound not far from the capital
   Islamabad this month.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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