2.5 kg RDX was in bombs dropped at Jammu Air Force Station
Jammu, July 06, 2021: 2.5 kg RDX was in bombs: About two and a half kilograms of RDX have been used in two drones dropped by suspected extremists on June 27 at the Air Force Station in Jammu. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over the investigation of the incident on June 29.
News Website Groundreport.in Quoting officials said that ‘investigations conducted by investigators have indicated the involvement of Lashkar-e-Taiba militants who were getting help from Pakistan’s intelligence agency Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI).’
He said that the investigation has revealed that the bomb and about 2.5 kg RDX explosives were sent by drone from across the border. The distance from Jammu airport to the international the border is 14 kilometers.
Officials said the use of RDX in the blast was confirmed after testing samples from the spot. He said that one bomb contained one and a half kilograms while the other contained one kilogram of RDX.
Security agencies are making arrangements to deal with this new threat after suspected drone attacks on the Air Force station in Jammu and sightings of them near several other military installations. (PTK)
