Gunmen torch 29 NATO oil tankers

? Gunmen armed with a rocket torched 29 NATO oil tankers in southwestern Pakistan before dawn today, the latest attack on the supply line for international troops in Afghanistan since a key border crossing was closed in a dispute with the U.S.

Local government official Abdul Mateen said Saturday’s attack occurred in the area of Mithri, about 120 miles east of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province. He said the attackers used guns and fired a rocket to destroy the tankers.

“We are facing problems in extinguishing the fire,” he said.

At least 10 gunmen were involved in the attack, police official Jamil Khan said. The oil tankers were parked near a roadside restaurant.