ISLAMABAD — Suspected militants today attacked and set fire to about 20 tankers carrying oil for NATO and U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the third such strike inside Pakistan in as many days, police said.
The attack took place on a supply line that has been closed by Pakistani authorities in protest at a NATO helicopter attack that killed three Pakistan troops on the border last week.
It will raise the stakes in the closure, which has exacerbated tensions between Washington and Islamabad, but has been welcomed by Islamist groups opposed to Pakistan’s support of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan.
Police officer Umer Hayat said two people were killed in the attack close to the capital Islamabad by what he called “terrorists.” The attackers opened fire on trucks that were parked at a poorly guarded terminal before setting them afire, Hayat and other officers said.
