AT least 10 explosions have been heard near Srinagar International Airport in India-controlled Kashmir, according to Indian officials.
The blasts come just hours after blackouts were issued and sirens were heard in the entire region amid reports of drone attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
10 Explosions were heard near Srinagar airport
APIndian soldiers stand guard, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir,[/caption]
Indian defence sources said a new wave of drone attacks targeted Indian Kashmir for a second straight evening Friday, including the city of Jammu.
The source said “drones have been sighted in Jammu, Samba” in Indian-administered Kashmir and in Pathankot in the neighbouring state of Punjab, adding: “They are being engaged”.
Indian-run Kashmir’s Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on X: “Intermittent sounds of blasts, probably heavy artillery, can now be heard from where I am” in Jammu, adding that there was a blackout in the city.
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