Two more terrorists have been killed in the Pathankot operations. According to sources, security agencies blasted the terrorists' hideout on Monday. One terrorist was blown to pieces in the blast while the other terrorist's body is being pulled out of the rubble, the sources added.
If sources are to be believed, the probe suggests that there were two groups of terrorists. Both the terrorists entered the air base before alert was sounded.
The sources further added that the SP was abducted by four persons. It is also learnt that the group of four terrorists could have entered the air base later.
Earlier, the sources said that the level of training of the Pathankot terrorists seems to be even better than that of the Mumbai 26/11 attackers. Huge quantity of explosives, rifles and rocket launchers was found from the site of the attack.
The terrorists used all the tactics of professional fighters like conserving firepower, attacking at 3 AM when the level of alertness is at its lowest and going quiet to give the impression that all the attackers had died, and also to fire at a crowded mess-like area where mostly people are unarmed, show the military precision that was involved.
Reports suggest that the terrorists might have entered the campus before an alert was sounded while crucial hours were lost in verifying Punjab Police SP Salwinder Singh's claims about his abduction by terrorists. Immediately after the alarm was sounded, security at all vital installations, including the Pathankot air base in Punjab, was enhanced to the highest level to make it difficult for the terrorists to mount an attack.
Reports also say that police officers whom the SP had informed about the terrorists initially did not may heed to his statements, leading to the operation being delayed by nearly 15 hours.
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