An Associated Press photographer says fresh gunfire has erupted at an Indian air force base near the border with Pakistan where four gunmen and two troops have been killed in the daylong attack which began Saturday.
At least one helicopter could be seen firing at an area inside the Pathankot air force base. Shots could also be heard from inside the base, said AP photographer Channi Anand. No other details were available and phone calls to Defense Ministry and air force officials went unanswered.
Air force spokeswoman Rochelle D'Silva said earlier Saturday that at least four gunmen entered the living quarters of the base, about 430 kilometers (267 miles) north of New Delhi, but were unable to penetrate the area with fighter helicopters and other equipment.
Press Trust of India news agency quoted police as saying that four attackers were killed following an hourslong gunbattle, and police started an operation to clear a wider area of other possible intruders.
Pathankot, in Punjab state, is on the highway that connects India's insurgency wracked Jammu and Kashmir state with the rest of the country. It's also very close to India's border with rival Pakistan.
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