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Indian army soldiers take positions outside the Indian airbase in Pathankot, 430 kilometres north of New Delhi on January 6. Channi Anand / AP
Indian army soldiers take positions outside the Indian airbase in Pathankot, 430 kilometres north of New Delhi on January 6. Channi Anand / AP
Four militants killed following attack on Indian military base
The base was located very close to India’s border with Pakistan.