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Coventina

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Wed Sep-09-09 12:40 PM
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Nato lorries torched in Pakistan

Source: BBC

Lorries carrying fuel for Nato forces in Afghanistan have been set on fire by gunmen in Pakistan's Balochistan province, police say.

Eight tankers were intercepted by four masked men on motorcycles outside the south-western city of Quetta and set on fire, police added.

There were no casualties as the drivers abandoned the vehicles.

More than 20 lorries carrying Nato supplies were set on fire by suspected militants in the province last week.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8245458.stm

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Bette Noir

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Wed Sep-09-09 02:31 PM
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1. For a second, I was feeling sorry for the birds.

Uh, trucks. That's very different.

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IndianaGreen

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Wed Sep-09-09 04:10 PM
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2. Again?

How many times has this happened this year?

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