Two bombs fall on Indian Air Force base in Jammu
In a first-of-its-kind terrorist attack in the country, two explosive devices were dropped from a suspected drone on the Indian Air Force Station in Jammu on 27 June 2021.
For the first time a terrorist attack has been conducted through drones in India. 2 explosive devices were dropped from a suspected drone on the Indian Air Force Station in Jammu on Sunday 27th June 2021. Back-to-back explosions occurred at 1.37 am and 1.42 am, injuring two Air Force personnel named Arvind Singh and S K Singh. The explosions were heard up to a kilometre away, and caused some panic among residents of these areas. The roof of a building was damaged, but the explosive devices missed the aircraft hangar nearby. No valuable equipment was damaged in the attack.
The attack on the Air Force Station took place a few hours after Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a Lashkar-e-Taiba Terrorist with an IED bomb weighing nearly 5 kg in Jammu. Police said the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit had planned to carry out a bombing in a crowded area in Jammu. The Air Force Station is about 14-15 km from the nearest point on the International Border with Pakistan.Officials said there may be a possibility that the drone was being controlled from Indian territory. An investigation is going on.
