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4 terrorists, 2 soldiers killed in terror attack in Pathankot airbase
Pathankot, Jan 2 (IBNS) PATHANKOT: A group of terrorists attacked an air force base in Punjab's Pathankot district early on Saturday morning resulting in a gun battle in which four attackers and two jawans were killed, reports said.
Though the hours-long gun battle is now over, the army is now clearing up the area to rule out possibility of any more terrorist hiding in the base.
Here are the 10 main developments:
The attack was launched aroiund 3 30 am after the terrorists entered the air base, located 50 kilometers from the border with Pakistan and 200 kilometers from state capital Chandigarh, in an official vehicle. They were wearing military uniform.
Two teams of the army's special forces, along with National Security Guard and air force's Garuda commandos lead the assault on the terrorists. Army's Casspir armoured personnel carriers were used to close in on the block.
The vehicle used by the terrorists reportedly was the car of the Superintendent of Police of Gurdaspur that was 'hijacked' in Pathankot on Friday by men in army fatigues.
The attack is suspected to have been carried out by the terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
Soon after the attack, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, tweeted, "That was quick. Here's the first major challenge to the PM Modi's bold Pakistan gambit."
The s attack comes six months after another terror strike in Punjab's Gurdaspur, when three terrorists opened fire in Dinanagar killing three civilians. The terrorists were shot dead after a 12-hour long gunbattle.
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