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Pakistani security personnel cordon off the site following a gunmen attack on the NATO supplies oil tankers in Nowshera on October 6, 2010. At least 26 NATO oil tankers were torched when militants opened fire on a convoy of dozens of vehicles parked in Nowshera in northwestern Pakistan, senior police officials said.

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Hellish scenes from Pakistan convoy attack

Much earlier in the day we published video of this attack from NBC News staff in Pakistan, with reporting by Jim Maceda in London. See those moving pictures here.

Yesterday, over at WorldBlog, NBC News correspondent Ian Williams reported from Pakistan on how difficult it is getting to find drivers for fuel tankers: 'Nobody will drive and take fuel to NATO'

Back In July, right here at Photoblog, we posted a picture of a shot-up fuel tanker in Afghanistan. That attack did not end with a fire, but with a mad dash for fuel: Would you risk your life for a bucket of gasoline?

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