IAF On High-Alert After Suicide Attack Intel On Its Bases By JeM Terror Module
Mumbai: Around 8-10 terrorists from Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) might carry out a suicide attack against the Indian Air Force in and around Jammu and Kashmir, intelligence agencies warned on Wednesday.
Air Force bases in Srinagar, Avantipora, Jammu (all in Jammu and Kashmir), Pathankot (in Punjab), Hindon (in Uttar Pradesh) have been put on high alert ‘at orange level’. Government sources have said that senior officials are reviewing security arrangements round the clock to deal with the threat. The alert was sent after intelligence agencies monitored the antics of Jaish terrorists.
The charge comes just days after the National Investigation Agency filed a charge sheet that the Pakistan-based terrorist organization was plotting several other ‘fidayeen’ attacks across India, including Delhi and the National Capital Region.
The attack on Pulwama earlier this year on 14 February. In February, 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in an attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
The NIA named Sajjad Ahmad Khan (27), Tanveer Ahmed Ganie (29), Bilal Ahmad Mir (23) and Muzaffar Ahmad Bhat (25), all Pulwama residents, in its charge sheet.
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