The attack started at 03:30 a. m. local time on Saturday, according to NDTV. An official car was used to launch the attack, NDTV said citing authorities.
Terror Attack at Air Force Base in Punjab's Pathankot, 2 terrorists killed https://t.co/cTMWVleUEY pic.twitter.com/k3fw0vzVis
— NDTV (@ndtv) January 2, 2016
RT said citing media reports on Saturday that two Indian servicemen have also been killed in the attack and helicopters have been dispatched to the base.
The Times of India put the number of attackers at four to six, saying they launched their attack from a nearby building in a village.
One member of the India Air Force (IAF) was killed in an attack on Pathankot Air Base, according to the Times of India.
According to the newspaper, five Air Force personnel were injured in the ongoing attack, which started in the early hours of Saturday.
Helicopters have been dispatched to the base and India’s National Security Guard has been called in, according to NDTV.
The battle is ongoing, but the attackers have been contained in a non-operational part of the base and the MiG-29 fighter aircraft and helicopters kept at the base are safe, NDTV said.
Less than 12 hours ago, suspected militants in military uniforms kidnapped a former police official in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, according to The Times of India.
Gurdaspur superintendent of police (SP) Salwinder Singh was later abandoned by his attackers, suspected to be Pakistani nationals, The Times of India said on Friday.
