NEW DELHI: At least four gunmen stormed in an Indian air force base near the border with Pakistan in Saturday’s wee hours and exchanged fire with security forces, leaving two of them dead, officials said.
The militants entered the living quarter section of the Pathankot air base, however, they failed to penetrate the premises of helicopters and other military equipment, said air force spokeswoman Rochelle D’Silva. She added that at least two of the attackers were killed and security forces were exchanging fire with the other two.
Pathankot is on the highway that connects India’s insurgency wracked Jammu and Kashmir state with the rest of the country which is also very close to India’s border with rival Pakistan.
