 "Fresh firing in Pathankot; IAF using attack helicopters for recce")
Fresh firing was reported here after a lull of few hours today when security forces were conducting combing operation after killing four terrorists who attacked the Air Force Base here.
The fresh firing indicated that some more terrorists could still be present in the area but defence sources said there was no confirmation about their exact number.
There was fresh firing during combing operation, the sources said.
IAF has pressed into service two attack helicopters for recce operations, and which are sweeping the areas from where the firing is believed to be coming from, the sources said.
The security forces have also deployed drones to get the exact location of the terrorists.
The Pathankot IAF facility, located near the border with Pakistan, is the base of MiG-21 fighter planes and Mi-25 attack helicopters of Air Force.
The fresh firing indicated that some more terrorists could still be present in the area but defence sources said there was no confirmation about their exact number.
There was fresh firing during combing operation, the sources said.
IAF has pressed into service two attack helicopters for recce operations, and which are sweeping the areas from where the firing is believed to be coming from, the sources said.
The security forces have also deployed drones to get the exact location of the terrorists.
The Pathankot IAF facility, located near the border with Pakistan, is the base of MiG-21 fighter planes and Mi-25 attack helicopters of Air Force.
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