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| At least six people have been killed in an attack on an Indian air force base close to the border with Pakistan, reports say. | At least six people have been killed in an attack on an Indian air force base close to the border with Pakistan, reports say. |
| Four gunmen who entered the Pathankot base in a hijacked car are dead along with two guards, officials said. | Four gunmen who entered the Pathankot base in a hijacked car are dead along with two guards, officials said. |
| The base is on the main highway leading to Indian-administered Kashmir. | The base is on the main highway leading to Indian-administered Kashmir. |
| The incident comes days after the Indian and Pakistani leaders Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif met in Lahore to launch a surprise peace initiative. | The incident comes days after the Indian and Pakistani leaders Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif met in Lahore to launch a surprise peace initiative. |
| The whole of India's Punjab state has been placed on alert. | The whole of India's Punjab state has been placed on alert. |
| Militant allegation | Militant allegation |
| The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says it is not yet clear who the attackers are but suspicion is already falling on Kashmiri militant groups based in Pakistan. | The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says it is not yet clear who the attackers are but suspicion is already falling on Kashmiri militant groups based in Pakistan. |
| However the AFP news agency quoted an unnamed security official as saying he believed the attackers to be from the Jaish-e-Mohammed group. | However the AFP news agency quoted an unnamed security official as saying he believed the attackers to be from the Jaish-e-Mohammed group. |
| India says the group is backed by Pakistan, but Islamabad denies this. | India says the group is backed by Pakistan, but Islamabad denies this. |
| In August seven people were killed in a similar attack when gunmen stormed a police station in nearby Gurdaspur district. | In August seven people were killed in a similar attack when gunmen stormed a police station in nearby Gurdaspur district. |
| The three attackers in Gurdaspur were killed after a 12-hour standoff with police. | 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 and is on the road linking Indian-administered Kashmir with the rest of the country. | Pathankot air force base is about 430km (270 miles) north of the Indian capital, Delhi and is on the road linking Indian-administered Kashmir with the rest of the country. |
| 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 since independence. | 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 since independence. |