By IRNA,
Islamabad : In another bid to blow a hard strike into international efforts to uproot militancy, nearly 15 Nato containers, meant to supplying fuel and other logistic support for Nato forces resisting against Taliban in Afghanistan, were set ablaze here Tuesday.
The containers have been torched as unknown assailants opened fire and set them ablaze in suburbs of the country’s Federal Capital Islamabad late on Tuesday night, injuring four persons but no loss of life was reported, Geo news reported.
Bizarrely, all the drivers and containers’ cleaners had disappeared from the incident scene when the ambush was carried out near Sangjani place located in the outskirts of Islamabad, eyewitnesses told media persons.
Rescue efforts have been kicked off as law enforcement agencies have cordoned off the area while wounded men are being rushed to hospital for medical treatment.
Fire tenders have been dispatched to incident site, as all containers are on thick fire, while, police parties are in pursuit of the attackers, the sources said.
According to the police sources, miscreants were carrying heavy armaments while riding two motorcycles and six cars when they lodged onslaught.