Militants armed with guns and rockets on Monday blew up a fuel tanker in northwest Pakistan carrying supplies for NATO troops across the border in Afghanistan, officials said.
Two people, a driver and his helper, were wounded after about 10 militants ambushed the tanker outside Peshawar, the head of the northwestern city's administration, Sahibzada Anees, told AFP.
"About 10 armed people fired at a tanker carrying petrol for NATO forces and later lobbed a rocket at the vehicle, which set alight some 78,000 litres (17,000 gallons) of fuel," Anees said.
Nobody claimed responsibility for the attack, he said, but Taliban and members of local militant group Lashkar-e-Islam (Army of Islam) have regularly attacked NATO supply vehicles on the main route through northwest Pakistan.
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Militants in north-west Pakistan blew up a fuel tanker carrying supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan on Monday. More than ten armed men shot at the tanker and fired a rocket at the vehicle outside Peshawar city, and the driver and a passenger were injured in the attack, although no loss of life is reported.

Head of the north-western city's administration, Sahibzada Anees, said "About ten armed people fired at a tanker carrying petrol for NATO forces and later lobbed a rocket at the vehicle, which set alight some 78,000  (17,000 ) of fuel".

According to witnesses, the tanker was quickly in flames. The residents of the areas were successfully rescued by police and fire fighters and the blaze was brought under control. Police have launched a search operation in nearby areas, although with no success.

Nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Oil tankers and trucks bringing goods from port city of Karachi for allied forces battling the  in Afghanistan have been  regularly attacked. About 80% of supplies destined for the more than 113 thousand NATO troops in Afghanistan have to pass through Pakistan. The coalition forces bring 70% of supplies through Pakistan every month, from a total of two thousand truckloads.