Jammu Twin Airport Blasts: What Has Happened So Far
The police also said an IED weighing 5-6 kgs was recovered by Jammu police from Narwal area.
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Two explosions were reported at the high security technical area of Jammu airport during the wee hours of Sunday, officials said adding that the blasts occurred within a gap of five minutes. With the Jammu and Kashmir Police suspecting the use of drones with payload to carry out blasts at the high-security Air Force Station, the incident marks the entry of new type of warfare in the valley. Drones have earlier been used to transport and drop weapons but this is the first incident in the 30-year-long insurgency in J&K when drones have been used to carry out an attack.
Punjab Ups Vigil At Border District Pathankot After Drone Attack In Jammu Punjab Ups Vigil At Border District Pathankot After Drone Attack In Jammu Patrolling has been strengthened near sensitive areas in and around Pathankot and additional forces have been deployed, police said.
Checking of vehicles entering Pathankot from J&K side has been intensified, said police (File)
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An alert has been sounded in Punjab s border district of Pathankot on Sunday after two explosives-laden drones crashed into the high-security Indian Air Force station at Jammu airport, officials said.
Tight vigil is being maintained near key installations in Pathankot, they said.
Tight vigil is being maintained near key installations in Pathankot, they said. Five years ago, the Pathankot Air Force base had come under terror attack. Patrolling has been strengthened near sensitive areas in and around Pathankot and additional forces have been deployed, police said. We are on our guard in view of the situation. Whenever there is an incident of this kind, maximum alert is sounded in neighbouring areas, Pathankot s Senior Superintendent of Police, Surendra Lamba, told PTI over phone when asked if additional security measures have been put in place in wake of the Jammu incident. We are checking vigorously our inter-state border movement. We have deployed additional forces also, he said, adding, specialised commandos and SWAT teams of Punjab Police are being deployed strategically.
The amount of the explosive that the basic quadcopters carried, it is possible that the drone may have been launched by the terrorists from a nearby location that could be a few kilometres or less from the airbase. Here are the other news stories of the day:Haryana extends lockdown till July 5JK DGP Dilbag Singh terms twin blasts a terror attackFive ministers inducted in NDA cabinet in PuducherrySII produces over 10 crore doses of Covishield in JuneIn a first, drone attack on IAF station at Jammu airport, two people injured