Pathankot (Punjab), Jan 3: Smoke could be seen coming out of the Indian Air Force (IAF) air base near here on Sunday evening as the gunfight between security forces and terrorists moved to an end.
Police sources said two more terrorists holed up inside one portion of the frontline air base had been killed after a prolonged gun battle.
With this, the security forces have eliminated six terrorists, the sources said.
"The smoke can be seen coming from a building which was blown up by security forces to eliminate the last terrorist," a police officer said.
NSG commando killed, toll of securitymen in terror attack 7
Pathankot (Punjab), Jan 3: A fresh grenade blast ripped through the air force base here this morning claiming the life of an NSG commando, as three other security men succumbed to injuries in a hospital after yesterday's terror attack taking the toll of Indian security personnel to seven.
Lt Col Niranjan, a member of the NSG's Bomb Disposal Squad, was killed while he was defusing the grenade at the scene of the terror attack as part of the combing operations that continued through the night. Four other security men were also injured in the blast.
Defence sources said Niranjan, a resident of Kerala, was killed while trying to retrieve the grenade from the body of a dead terrorist.
Three members of the Defence Security Corps (DSC) succumbed to injuries in the hospital here during the night.
Four attackers, a Garud commando and three DSC were killed yesterday when heavily-armed Pakistani terrorists had attempted to storm the base, triggering a day-long gunbattle at the airbase, barely 35 kms from the Indo-Pak border.
Among those battling for their lives in the hospital are 8 DSC personnel and a Garud commando.
Meanwhile, the joint combing operation was still underway, a police official said, adding that the NIA had taken over the probe into the terror incident. Some senior officials of the Punjab Police led by DGP Suresh Arora are also present here.
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Those traitors of our Air force are responsible for this attack who leaked Info to the terrorists for the sake of Money and Honey.
Hang Them Publicly so that no other traitors will ever do such thing.
Also the Vaidya Prakash's Meeting with terrorist Hafiz saeed should also be investigated.
Our blood boils when our valiant soldiers are martyred. I salute these lion hearted warriors who defend our country so that we can live in peace.
I hope and pray that the evil which is coming into our great nation is rooted out and destroyed forever.
Let the flame of patriotism burn in each of us. Let us as Indians unite in our hearts and minds and fight the cowardly enemy, who is nothing but a personification of the most despicable evil.
We are all Indians and this is our country - no one can touch an inch of our land.
I sincerely urge all those in governance and in politics to give up petty quarrels and individual differences and join hands in unity to fight the evil that is threatening our land.
The enemy is vile and a coward but as long as we are united and hold our heads high with honor, it can never touch our India.
Bharat mata ki Jai.
Jai Hind
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