Blast hits NATO oil truck in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, April 19 (Xinhua) — An explosion hit a NATO oil truck on Monday morning in northwest Pakistan\’s Khyber tribal region bordering Afghanistan and casualties are expected, said local journalists.

The oil truck was destroyed in the rocket attack and two buses caught fire in the crowded Jamrud bazaar in Takhta Beg area of Khyber region.

The fire also engulfed nearby shops and rescue is underway, local sources said.

Taliban and other extremist groups frequently attack vehicles on the main NATO land supply route through Pakistan into Afghanistan.

The district is part of Pakistan\’s lawless tribal belt along the Afghan border seen as the most dangerous areas in the world.

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