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Pathankot airbase station on high alert; massive search ops on after intel inputs

The Pathankot airbase station, which had witnessed a terror attack last year, was put on high alert and a massive search operation was initiated in the area following intelligence input about presence of suspicious men. Pathankot: The airbase station in Pathankot, which had witnessed a terror attack last year, was put on high alert on Tuesday and a massive search operation was initiated in the area following intelligence input about presence of suspicious men. The joint operation of Punjab Police, the Army, the Air Force and the Himachal Pradesh Police was launched following the intelligence input, Pathankot SSP Nilambari Vijayjagdale said. In the Dinanagar attack, three heavily-armed terrorists wearing army fatigues had stormed a police station, killing seven persons, including a Superintendent of Police, before they were gunned down during a day-long operation.

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