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NATO containers attacked in Pakistan

Other News Materials 23 December 2010 05:58 (UTC +04:00)

Pakistani militants have attacked two NATO supply containers carrying hardware for the US-led forces stationed in Afghanistan, security officials say.

The militants opened fire on the trucks in southwestern Balochistan province on Wednesday and wounded two drivers, the officials told Press TV.

No one has claimed responsibility yet but local officials blame the attack on pro-Taliban militants.

Pro-Taliban militants have destroyed hundreds of vehicles in northwestern and southwestern Pakistan over the past years.

The militants say the assaults are in retaliation for US drone strikes on Pakistan's tribal belt.

Eighty percent of NATO supplies are transported to war-ravaged Afghanistan through Pakistan.

The supply line has become increasingly vulnerable to militant attacks in recent months.

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