Terrorists Attack Air Force Base in Punjab's Pathankot: Pics

The terrorists launched an attack on the Indian Air Force base in Punjab's Pathankot, authorities said.The gunfire started at around 3:30 am, authorities said, adding that an official car was used to launch the attack.

The army has expanded the search area in Pathankot looking for the surving terrorists, sources said.
Gunfire and grenade attack had started afresh around noon, when combing operations were on. By then, four terrorists had died.
The call was intercepted by intelligence agencies, following which an alert was issued

The terrorists had entered the air base in an official vehicle.
Sources say the men in army fatigues, who had driven away with the police officer's car after assaulting him, had used his phone to contact their handlers in Pakistan.
They were wearing military uniform. Sources say the vehicle they used was the car of the Superintendent of Police of Gurdaspur that was hijacked in Pathankot yesterday.

Sources say the attackers were from Bhawalpur in Pakistan and were ordered to blow up the helicopters stationed at the base.
The attack is suspected to have been carried out by the terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed.