Indian defence bases well protected: Army Chief
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, Aug 17, IRNA -- Against the backdrop of attack by militants on a Pakistani air force base, Army Chief General Bikram Singh said on Thursday Indian military installations are 'well protected and defended.'
'We have our procedures in place. All our bases are protected and there are Standard Operating Procedures and our bases are well defended,' the Army Chief told reporters on the sidelines of an event to felicitate Army sports persons.
General Singh said the armed forces also had the 'means to generate intelligence regarding such threats that may come up to these bases.'
He said that Indian armed forces have taken several measures to strengthen their security to protect against such threats in the last few years.
A group of terrorists armed with sophisticated weapons and suicide vests on Thursday stormed a key Pakistan Air Force base in Punjab province that is believed to house nuclear weapons, triggering an intense gun battle that left seven attackers and a security personnel dead.
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