Two Explosions At Jammu Airport's Technical Area, No Casualties; Drones Used For Blasts

An explosion took place at Jammu airport's technical area on the intervening night of June 26-27.

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Jammu: Two explosions were heard in a difference of 6 minutes at Jammu airport's technical area in the early hours of Sunday. Reports suggest that the explosion took place around 1:40 am on Sunday. The forensic team and bomb disposal squad reached the spot where the blast took place. 

The Jammu airport runway and the Air Traffic Control are under the IAF control, and are also used to operate passenger flights. The area has been sealed by security forces. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

After the blast, there is an atmosphere of chaos in the surrounding area. 

"Two low-intensity explosions were reported early Sunday morning in the technical area of Jammu Air Force Station. One caused minor damage to the roof of a building while the other exploded in an open area. There was no damage to any equipment. Probe on": Indian Air Force

Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Sunday termed the twin explosions at the high-security Indian Air Force station in the Jammu airport a terror attack.

The police, IAF, and other agencies were investigating the attack, he said. Two IAF personnel were injured when two explosives-laden drones crashed into the station.

The first blast ripped off the roof of a single-storey building at the technical area of the airport manned by the IAF in the Satwari area of the city. The second one was on the ground, officials said.