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| Gunmen have attacked an Indian air force base near the border with Pakistan, officials say. | Gunmen have attacked an Indian air force base near the border with Pakistan, officials say. |
| Gunfire is being heard from inside the Pathankot air force base and army commando units and helicopters have been called in. | Gunfire is being heard from inside the Pathankot air force base and army commando units and helicopters have been called in. |
| Two attackers were killed, said Indian Defence Ministry spokesman Nitin Wakankar. | |
| Officials say a hijacked police car was used in the attack and the gunmen were wearing Indian army uniforms. | Officials say a hijacked police car was used in the attack and the gunmen were wearing Indian army uniforms. |
| The attack was launched at about 03:30 (22:00 GMT Friday) by four or five assailants, according to local news sources. | |
| The incident comes just days after the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, met in Lahore to launch a surprise peace initiative. | The incident comes just days after the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, met in Lahore to launch a surprise peace initiative. |
| In August seven people were killed when gunmen stormed a police station in nearby Gurdaspur district. | |
| The three attackers in Gurdaspur were killed after a 12-hour standoff with police. | |
| Pathankot air force base is about 430km (270 miles) north of the Indian capital, Delhi. | |
| It lies on the road linking Indian-administered Kashmir with the rest of the country, near to the border with Pakistan. | |
| Indian-administered Kashmir has seen a long-running insurgency against rule from Delhi, and Kashmir has been a flashpoint in relations between Pakistan and India for nearly 70 years. |