NEW DELHI
In one another fierce gun battle today
sixth gunman was confirmed killed in an operation to clear the Pathankot air
base after a militant attack, a home ministry source told, bringing the total
number of assailants eliminated to six.
"The decision to blow up the
one of the administrative units was taken to neutralise the sixth militant. It
was also needed to makes sure we destroy live grenades," the source told on
condition of anonymity Reuters reported.
The source said it was not yet
clear whether the air base was now fully secured but efforts were under way to
complete the operation before nightfall.
At least six Indian military
personnel have died since gunmen launched an audacious pre-dawn attack on Saturday
on the Indian Air Force Base at Pathankot, just 25 km from the border with
Pakistan.
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