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| More than 60 lorries supplying Western forces in Afghanistan have been set on fire in a suspected militant attack in north-west Pakistan, police say. | |
| Police said at least one person was killed as up to 30 gunmen attacked the terminal near the city of Peshawar using rockets and guns. | Police said at least one person was killed as up to 30 gunmen attacked the terminal near the city of Peshawar using rockets and guns. |
| One report said the lorries were laden with Humvee vehicles. | One report said the lorries were laden with Humvee vehicles. |
| Taleban militants are suspected of being behind several such attacks aimed at disrupting supplies, analysts say. | Taleban militants are suspected of being behind several such attacks aimed at disrupting supplies, analysts say. |
| The attack occurred around 0230 on Sunday (2130 GMT, Saturday) . | |
| "They fired rockets, hurled hand grenades and then set ablaze 96 trucks," Reuters news agency quoted a police officer, Azeem Khan, as saying. | |
| Another report said 62 lorries had been set on fire. | |
| Most supplies for US and Nato forces in Afghanistan go through Pakistan's Khyber Pass. |