Story highlights All five attackers on Indian air base dead, Indian home minister says

Two security force members and a civilian were killed, government official says

New Delhi (CNN) Five suspected militants attacked an Indian air base near the border with Pakistan on Saturday, leaving two security force members and a civilian dead before they were killed, according to government officials.

Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced on Twitter that all five militants were dead.

Two members of the Indian Security Forces and one civilian also died in the attack in India's northwestern state of Punjab, according to an Indian government official.

The attack sparked what CNN's partner in India, CNN-IBN , described as a 15-hour gunfight at the base, which the network said houses fighter jets and attack helicopters.

But officials said they had received intelligence about a possible attack and had beefed up security at the air field and repulsed the attackers before they reached any sensitive areas.

The nation is proud of its brave security forces who have always rose to the occasion. I salute our forces on successful operation in P'kot — Rajnath Singh (@BJPRajnathSingh) January 2, 2016

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