Jammu IAF station blast: NIA team at air force base, Rajnath Singh to review situation
The first blast ripped off the roof of a single-storey building at the technical area of the airport manned by the IAF in Satwari area of the city. The second one was on the ground area behind the building.
New Delhi: A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrived at the Air Force Station in Jammu, where two blasts took place earlier in the day.
Initial inputs from the two explosions that took place inside the Air Force Station in Jammu suggest that a shaped charge (explosive device) was used for the attack, sources informed. The two explosions took place at 1:27 am and 1:32 am, they added.
“The NIA is all likely to take over the case. They are already supervising the investigation at the scene of the blast after joining the probe,” one of the officials said.
What happened at IAF station?
According to the police, two explosives-laden drones crashed into the station around 1.40 am on Sunday. The blasts took place within six minutes of each other.
The first blast ripped off the roof of a single-storey building at the technical area of the airport manned by the IAF in Satwari area of the city. The second one was on the ground area behind the building.
No major damage has been reported from the incident. However, two personnel suffered minor injuries.
Rajnath Singh to review situation
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also spoke Vice Air Chief, Air Marshal HS Arora regarding the incident and informed that Air Marshal Vikram Singh would soon reach Jammu to take stock of the blasts.
Meanwhile, all flight operations are normal and 16 flights scheduled for the day departing to Delhi, Srinagar, Leh and Gwalior.
Only two flights G8 185 and SG 963 cancelled for the day due to operational reasons, Jammu airport officials said.