In the first of its kind attack, drones were used to drop low-intensity explosives on air forces station at Jammu airport on Sunday, although there are no reports of casualties
A senior police officer said two explosions within a gap of five minutes took place around midnight on Saturday at the high security technical area of Jammu airport.
“The first blast took place around 1.45 am and it blew off the roof of a building at the technical area of the airport manned by the Air Force. The second one landed on the ground but there was no damage in both explosions,” the officer said.
The officer said there were no reports of casualties.
“There were reports of an explosion inside Air Force Station Jammu. There is no injury to any personnel or any damage to any equipment. Investigation is on and further details are awaited,” a defence spokesperson said soon after the news of the explosions broke on Sunday morning.
Following the blasts, a joint team of forces arrived in the area and it sealed within minutes. A high level meeting was chaired at the Air Force station with senior police and Indian Air Force officials in attendance, sources said.
Jammu airport is a civil airport with the runway and the ATC under the IAF.
An FIR has been registered under the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act that allows the arrest of suspects and their detention for up to six months without evidence.
The National Investigation Agency has taken over the probe. Teams from the IAF, the National Bomb Data Centre, forensic experts and the Jammu and Kashmir police are also investigating the attack.
An alert was sounded in Punjab's border district of Pathankot and parts of Haryana after two explosive-laden drones crashed into the high-security Indian Air Force station.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's office said the minister spoke to Vice Air Chief, Air Marshal HS Arora over the explosion that rocked technical area of Jammu airport..