Kashmiri group claims deadly attack on Indian Air Force base

MUZAFFARABAD/NEW DELHI: An alliance of Kashmiri fighter groups on Monday claimed the deadly attack on the Indian Air Force’s Pathankot airbase. The United Jihad Council (UJC) said in a statement released that the attack was a message to India that Kashmiri fighters could strike at any sensitive installation across India.

“Pathankot air base attack has been carried out by the mujahideen associated with National Highway Squad,” said Syed Sadaqat Hussain, a spokesman for the UJC.