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Blast destroys 18 oil tankers in N Afghanistan |
An unknown blast ripped through a parking lot in
Samangan province 215 km north of capital Kabul on Wednesday turned 18 oil tankers
to ash, provincial police chief Khalil Andarabi said. "The incident took place
early today morning at 03:00 a.m. local time leaving 18 oil tankers destroyed,"
Andarabi told Xinhua. He neither blamed Taliban nor others for the incident, saying
investigation is underway. Meantime, a driver Khalifa Shir told Xinhua that several
tankers and trucks were in parking lots in Rubatak area and drivers were sleeping
when two blasts jolted the area. Several oil tankers were seen burning in flames
and fire brigade after hours of fighting was able to extinguish the wild fire
and saved some vehicles while 18 oil tankers were turned to ash. Khalifa Shir
whose oil tanker escaped the blast, said that some of the oil tankers were supplying
fuel to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force. He also said that
two drivers were injured in the incident. The relatively peaceful Samangan province
had experienced a bloody suicide bombing in a wedding party early Saturday leaving
17 people dead and injured 43 others.
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