Pathankot attack: Security tightened at Jodhpur Air Force Station, civil airport

JODHPUR: In the wake of a pre-dawn terror attack at the Air Force base in Pathankot, security measures were stepped up today at the Air Force Station and the civil airport here.

Jodhpur Air Force Station and the civil airport are strategically important due to its proximity to the Indo-Pak border.

Taking cognisance of terror attack at Pathankot Air Force Base, security has been beefed up at both the Air Force Station and the Army headquarter of 12 Core, Defence spokesperson Lt Col Manish Ojha said.

Ojha said that reserved manpower have been pressed into action with a view to keep an eye on every possible suspicious person and activity.

"Besides this, the security measurements in the surrounding areas of the station have been enhanced by roping in the air force and military police," he said.

An official said that all the gates of the airport are under heavy guard right from the main entrance of it, where each and every visitor and the vehicle is being checked minutely.

"We are allowing the vehicles in the airport only after a detailed check and establishing the identity of the visitor," the official said.