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A group of Pakistani militants have set on fire 96 trucks carrying Humvees and military vehicles bound for Western forces in Afghanistan. The raid happened in the northwestern city of Peshawar, police said. Security guards said they were overpowered by more than 200 militants who attacked two terminals on Peshawar's ring road, where trucks carrying Humvees and other military vehicles were parked. "They fired rockets, hurled hand grenades and then set ablaze 96 trucks," senior police officer, Azeem Khan, said. Mr Khan said one private security guard was killed in an exchange of fire between police and militants. "They were shouting Allah-o-Akbar (God is Great) and Down With America. They broke into the terminals after snatching guns from us," said security guard Mohammad Rafiullah. Last month, the government closed the main supply route to Western forces in Afghanistan for a week after militants hijacked more than a dozen trucks on the road through the pass. Most supplies for US and NATO forces in Afghanistan are trucked through Pakistan. http://www.itv.com/News/Articles/Pakistani-militants-torch-Humvees-714606596.html

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