16 people killed in blast in NATO fuel tanker in Pakistan

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/16-people-killed-in-blast-in-NATO-fuel-tanker-in-Pakistan/articleshow/8482923.cms

LANDIKOTAL: At least 16 people were killed early on Saturday when an explosion in northwest Pakistan hit a truck carrying fuel supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan, officials said.

"The tanker was on fire because of a blast late in the night. There was another blast early in the morning in the same tanker and 16 people who gathered near it to collect oil were killed," a senior local administration official told Reuters.

Police officials said the first blast was caused by a bomb. Taliban militants seeking to topple the US-backed Pakistani government often claim responsibility for such attacks.

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1. Same old same old ... nt