Pathankot operation continues, 6 IAF men killed
He said eight others have been injured in the operation so far.
"The Air Force has lost 6 personnel and 8 have been injured so far," Rajiv Mehrishi said while addressing a press conference here.
He said at least two more terrorists are currently engaged in the battle with security forces.
"We find that two more are there..Operation has been not been completed so far," he said.
"We hope that by the evening everything will be neutralised," he said.
The terrorist attack on the air force base in Punjab's Pathankot district, believed to be carried out by Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed that seeks independence for Kashmir, earlier left three IAF men killed.
As the search operation is currently underway in the base on Sunday, security personnel have recovered bodies of all four terrorists, who were killed after a day-long gun-battle on Saturday, along with their weapons like AK 47s, mortars, grenade launchers and GPS (Global Positioning System) devices.
According to reports, the GPS devices recovered from the terrorists will be scrutinized to understand the route taken by the terrorists to enter the base at Pathankot.
The airbase, which serves as large military facility from where Russian-made fleet of MiG-21 fighter jets and Mi-35 attack helicopters fly, is still under combing operation.
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