Deadly Nato tanker explosion in Pakistan

A Nato oil tanker has exploded in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 15 people, say officials.

Police said the tanker was hit by a small bomb overnight near the town of Landi Kotal in the tribal Khyber region.
People gathered to collected spilt fuel when another fire broke out, said one senior police official.
The tanker had been transport fuel through Pakistan to Nato forces in Afghanistan.

"The oil tanker caught fire after a blast caused by a small bomb before dawn," said local official Shafeerullah Wazir.
"Villagers from nearby houses rushed and started collecting oil coming out of the destroyed tanker after the fire had been extinguished.
"Suddenly the fire erupted again and at least 15 people including five young boys who had been collecting oil in their buckets were burnt to death," he said.