<p> A powerful explosion today shook a double storeyed building at the Air Base where two terrorists are still holed up as the operations intensified to flush them out</p>.<p>.<br /><br />As the operation against the terrorists entered the third day, NSG, IAF and Army officers said there was no collateral damage to the strategic Air Force assets.<br /><br />"Till now, we have eliminated four terrorists and operation to eliminate two more terrorists, possibly is in the final stage of conduct," Inspector General NSG Maj General Dushant Singh told a press conference here.<br /><br />Singh, who was flanked by Air officer commanding, Air commodore J S Damoon and Brigadier Anupinder Singh, said "the entire operation will continue till all the personnel, assets, structure are physically combed. So it is likely to take a long time."<br /><br />"These terrorists are holed up in a double storeyed building which is a living accommodation of the Air Force personnel and currently the operations are in progress to clear this building from the terrorists," Brigadier Singh said.<br /><br />The area of the Air Force base is "very large" where strategic assets of IAF are kept, besides families of IAF personnel and schools are located in it.<br /><br />"It is a mini city," the IAF officer said.<br /><br />He said that the terrorists have come "well prepared" and are "heavily armed" with an aim to target the strategic assets of the Air Force.<br /><br />The officers said the Army was on general alert since January one following intelligence inputs of a terror strike.</p>
<p> A powerful explosion today shook a double storeyed building at the Air Base where two terrorists are still holed up as the operations intensified to flush them out</p>.<p>.<br /><br />As the operation against the terrorists entered the third day, NSG, IAF and Army officers said there was no collateral damage to the strategic Air Force assets.<br /><br />"Till now, we have eliminated four terrorists and operation to eliminate two more terrorists, possibly is in the final stage of conduct," Inspector General NSG Maj General Dushant Singh told a press conference here.<br /><br />Singh, who was flanked by Air officer commanding, Air commodore J S Damoon and Brigadier Anupinder Singh, said "the entire operation will continue till all the personnel, assets, structure are physically combed. So it is likely to take a long time."<br /><br />"These terrorists are holed up in a double storeyed building which is a living accommodation of the Air Force personnel and currently the operations are in progress to clear this building from the terrorists," Brigadier Singh said.<br /><br />The area of the Air Force base is "very large" where strategic assets of IAF are kept, besides families of IAF personnel and schools are located in it.<br /><br />"It is a mini city," the IAF officer said.<br /><br />He said that the terrorists have come "well prepared" and are "heavily armed" with an aim to target the strategic assets of the Air Force.<br /><br />The officers said the Army was on general alert since January one following intelligence inputs of a terror strike.</p>