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3 NATO soldiers killed in blasts in Afghanistan; an oil tanker destroyed in

3 NATO soldiers killed in blasts in Afghanistan; an oil tanker destroyed in

[30/July/2010]



Pakistan ISLAMABAD, July 30 (Saba) -- Three NATO soldiers were killed in two bomb attacks on Friday in Afghanistan, as an oil tanker was destroyed in Southwestern Pakistan, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

NATOs International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in a statement said that three soldiers were killed in Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) attacks on Thursday in Southern Afghanistan. The identities and nationalities of the soldiers were not released.

Meanwhile, a NATO oil tanker was destroyed by unidentified assailants on Friday in Pakistans Southwestern Quetta city, said police.

The Afghanistan-bound oil tanker was travelling from Karachi to Quetta when unknown assailants attacked the tanker with hand-grenades near a by-pass, a few kilometers from Quetta.

Police sources told KUNA that the tanker was badly damaged in the attack, adding, there were no casualties. Sources said that police has arrested at least two suspects from the attack site.

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