2nd LD Wrirtethru: Indian security forces kill 6th gunman to end operation against militants at airbase

Indian security forces killed the remaining two gunmen on Monday at an airbase attacked by militants, ending a three-day combing operation against the attackers, said local media.

A building which the two militants were holed up were pulled down by security forces, said local TV channel NDTV.

Officials were yet to confirm the news. They said earlier the last stage of the combing operation was underway to eliminate the two gunmen holed up inside the building.

Four other attackers were killed on Saturday by security forces.

Meanwhile, India put to rest the seven security personnel who were killed in the operation.

Their bodies were cremated at their respective hometowns by the authorities and their families in military funerals.

India blame Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed militant outfit for the attack.

The attack came just days after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Lahore to give boost to the renewed peace initiative between two neighbors.

However, India was mulling cancelling or delaying the Foreign Secretary-level talks with Pakistan following the attack, sources said. Endit