Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria safe after Pearl Harbour shooting, says IAF

The IAF Chief is at the US base in Hawaii to attend a conclave of chiefs of air forces of leading countries to deliberate on evolving security scenario in the Indo-Pacific region

Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria | Photo: Wikipedia
Press Trust of India New Delhi
1 min read Last Updated : Dec 05 2019 | 10:35 AM IST
In the wake of a shooting incident in Pearl Harbor shipyard, the Indian Air Force said on Thursday Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, who is currently in the US military base there, is safe.

The IAF Chief is at the US base in Hawaii to attend a conclave of chiefs of air forces of leading countries to deliberate on evolving security scenario in the Indo-Pacific region.

"The IAF Chief and his team are safe," said a spokesperson of the IAF.

Another official said while the IAF Chief is staying at the US air force base in Pearl Harbor, the incident of shooting took place in the naval base.

The two places are not close to each other, the official said.

According to reports, a US sailor shot and wounded three people at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Hawaii on Wednesday before taking his own life. 

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