WORLD BRIEFING / PAKISTAN
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About 150 militants armed with rockets and automatic weapons attacked a transport terminal in a northwestern region that lies along a key supply route used by U.S. and NATO troops, wounding three guards and setting fire to eight cement trucks, police said.
Militants frequently attack cargo terminals and other stops used by vehicles taking supplies to Western troops in Afghanistan through the legendary Khyber Pass. Scores of trucks have been damaged and several people have died, adding urgency to U.S. efforts to find safer supply routes.
The latest attack started around 2 a.m. on the outskirts of Peshawar, local police officer Gharibullah Khan said. “They fired rockets and used automatic weapons and torched at least eight trailers carrying cement,” he said.
A gun battle at the scene wounded three guards, one of whom was in critical condition, Khan said.
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