Pathankot terrorists had conducted mock drills at Pakistani air base: Report
January 06, 2016  09:46
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The Times of India has quoted highly-placed intelligence sources as saying that the terrorists had made dry runs at at an air base in Pakistan before attacking the Pathankot air base.

Such a mock drill can't be possible without the involvement of the Pakistani military and ISI in the strike, the source added.

As per intelligence intercepts and contacts in jihadi groups, the extensive training session at one of the Pakistani air bases included several dry runs of breaching the security perimeter -- a lesson the terrorists put to lethal use when they managed to enter the Pathankot base, reports the daily.

The terrorists had used under barrel guns (improvised versions of AK-47 assault rifles which can be used as mortar launchers) in the attack, launched days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise visit to Lahore.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday promised his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi that Islamabad will take "prompt and decisive action" against the terrorists linked to the attack.
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