Bomb attacks kill three security officials, devastate NATO oil tankers in northwest Pakistan

Bomb attacks on Tuesday killed three security officials and devastated NATO oil tankers in northwest Pakistan.

"A roadside improvised explosive device exploded as an army vehicle passed by in Janikhel town, killing two soldiers and wounding four others," a senior military official told AFP.

An intelligence official confirmed the incident and casualties, about 150 kilometers (95 miles) south of Peshawar, the capital of the northwest.

Just north of Peshawar, another roadside blast struck a police van, killing one policeman in the Mithra area. Police official Muhammad Ejaz said three other policemen were injured.

On the outskirts of Peshawar, a bomb planted in a NATO oil tanker exploded in a massive ball of fire, destroying 16 vehicles including three other tankers used to supply NATO forces, police said. "The bomb was planted in a NATO oil tanker. Sixteen vehicles were completely destroyed in the fire caused by the explosion," police official Shafiullah Khan told AFP. Six people were hurt and six nearby shops damaged in the fire, Khan said.