Two explosions rock Indian air base in Jammu

By News Desk

ISLAMABAD: Two explosions within minutes of each other rocked the high security Air Force Station at Jammu airport in the early hours of Sunday in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

The Air Force Station in Jammu is a dual-use facility managed by the Indian Air Force (IAF). It is also used to operate passenger flights.

Officials said the explosions took place around 1.45am. The first blast ripped through the roof of a building in a technical section and the second one exploded in an open area, Kashmir Media Service reported. Two IAF personnel were injured in the blast, officials said, adding the area was sealed by Indian forces.

“Drones with payload were used in both the blasts at Jammu airfield. Another crude bomb was found by the Jammu police,” Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbagh Singh told news agency ANI, adding that this IED was to be detonated at a “crowded place”.

Senior officials, police and forensic experts rushed to the scene. Indian media reports said two drones were used to carry out the attack inside the Air Force base in Jammu. Also, chances of use of UAV in the blast cannot be ruled out, they said. A high-level meeting was under way at the Air Force Station with senior police and Indian Air Force officials in attendance, according to the media reports.