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Gunfire, blasts rock Indian air base; 2 militants at large

By Agencies in Pathankot, India | China Daily | Updated: 2016-01-04 07:57

Attack continues into second day at installation located close to country's border with Pakistan

Gunfire and blasts were heard on Sunday at an Indian Air Force base attacked by militants a day earlier, as security forces hunted two gunmen still at large in the sprawling facility near the border with Pakistan.

A senior federal police official confirmed the gunmen were still holed up in Pathankot air base in Punjab state, a day after the pre-dawn raid in which four attackers and six military personnel were killed.

Gunfire, blasts rock Indian air base; 2 militants at large

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