Drone attacks on several establishments, including Srinagar Airport and Avantipora Airbase in South Kashmir, were thwarted late Friday night. The officers provided this information. He said that this attack took place at a time when India had thwarted an attempt by the Pakistani Army to attack Indian military establishments with drones and missiles.
Officials said that drones have been seen at 26 places on the Line of Control, from Baramulla to Bhuj in the north to Bhuj in the south, the international border and Pakistan.
The army said that drones were seen in Baramulla, Srinagar, Avantipora, Nagrota, Jammu, Ferozepur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Lalgarh Jatta, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Bhuj, Kurbet and Lucky Nala. Officials said that a drone was seen flying over the Srinagar airport at around 9 pm, after which the blackout was done to stop the attack.
The drone was killed by the army. However, the explosions caused panic among the local people. Officials said another drone was killed near Avantipora Airbase in South Kashmir.
Officials said that drone attacks near some sensitive establishments in Baramulla and Kupwara districts of North Kashmir were also thwarted. He said that an armed drone targeted a civilian area in Ferozepur, resulting in a local family members seriously injured.
Officials said that the injured were treated and the area was cleaned. Officials said that earlier in the evening, the sounds of blasts were heard in Jammu region and South Kashmir and siren started ringing and many parts of Jammu and Kashmir were dark.
Defense officials said that drones were also seen in Pathankot districts of Jammu, Samba and neighboring Punjab. Using loudspeakers of mosques in Srinagar, it was said that the local people should keep the lights of their houses closed as a precaution.
Officials said that drones were also seen in Udhampur and Nagrota in Jammu. In response to the terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, the Indian Armed Forces launched missile attacks on nine terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan -occupied Kashmir (PoK) under ‘Operation Sindoor’ on Tuesday night.
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