- Title: Operation push forward to flush out Indian air base attackers
- Date: 3rd January 2016
- Summary: NEW DELHI, INDIA (JANUARY 03, 2016) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI - Broadcasters: NO ACCESS BBC Digital: NO ACCESS BBC) INDIAN INTERIOR SECRETARY, RAJIV MEHRISHI, ALONG WITH AIR MARSHAL, ANIL KHOSLA, AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) AIR MARSHAL, ANIL KHOSLA, SAYING: "The airfield cannot be declared fully sanitised till the time each and every place is checked and ascertained that there is no anti-national element present." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (English) INDIAN INTERIOR SECRETARY, RAJIV MEHRISHI, SAYING: "There were at least two more (attackers). They have been engaged since 12:20 (0650 GMT) and the operation is going on. They are limited to an area and we are very hopeful that by this evening these two terrorist will also be neutralised." MEHRISHI AND KHOSLA LEAVING PATHANKOT, PUNJAB, INDIA (JANUARY 03, 2016) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI - Broadcasters: NO ACCESS BBC Digital: NO ACCESS BBC) HELICOPTER FLYING OVER AN AIR BASE UNDER ATTACK BY MILITANTS ARMY TRUCK DRIVING TOWARDS AIR BASE
- Embargoed: 17th January 2016 15:32
- Keywords: Nawaz Sharif Narendra Modi Indian Air Force Pathankot militancy Punjab Pakistan India
- Location: NEW DELHI, PATHANKOT, PUNJAB, INDIA
- City: NEW DELHI, PATHANKOT, PUNJAB, INDIA
- Country: India
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Insurgencies
- Reuters ID: LVA0013YHW30N
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