FLASHPOINT

Indian Airstrike in Pakistani Territory Escalates Tensions

Comes after terror attack by Pakistani militant group left 40 Indian soldiers dead.

India launched an airstrike inside Pakistan territory early Tuesday. While Pakistan said there were no casualties, India said it killed a “very large number” of militants at a terrorist training camp. The overnight raid will escalate tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals, worsened by a militant attack in the disputed Kashmir region earlier this month which killed more than 40 Indian soldiers. Pakistan denied involvement in the attack, which was claimed by Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad. Pakistan said it was “not involved in any way, means or form” in the attack, which it said was “conceived, planned and executed indigenously.”

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Tom SykesEuropean Editor at Large

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