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Richard D

(10,018 posts) Tue May 6, 2025, 05:14 PM May 6

India says it attacked nine sites in Pakistan, Pakistani Kashmir [View all]

Source: Reuters

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan/NEW DELHI, May 7 (Reuters) - Multiple loud explosions were heard in several places in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday as India said it had attacked "terrorist infrastructure" in nine sites and Pakistan vowed to respond to the attacks.

After the explosions, power was blacked out in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir, witnesses said. It was not immediately clear what the explosions were.

"A little while ago, the Indian armed forces launched ‘OPERATION SINDOOR’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed," the Indian government said in a statement.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/multiple-loud-explosions-heard-pakistani-kashmir-reuters-witness-2025-05-06/

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India says it attacked nine sites in Pakistan, Pakistani Kashmir [View all] Richard D May 6 OP

Hope cooler heads prevail. Kid Berwyn May 6 #1

Me too. MarineCombatEngineer May 6 #2

Crazy Hindus attacking crazy Muslims Nigrum Cattus May 6 #7

Hindus, Muslims, Nationalist Christians, MAGAt's etc. MarineCombatEngineer May 6 #9

For any DUers who don't know, this is in response to the April 22 terrorist attacks IronLionZion May 6 #3

Checking map of global wind patterns JoseBalow May 6 #4

Link to BBC live thread nitpicked May 6 #5

Marco Rubio hopes to squeeze in some time bronxiteforever May 6 #6

New War for the Turd to stop. Tarzanrock May 6 #8

His stable genius solution will be to build Trump Mountain Resort in Kashmir IronLionZion May 6 #11

Inhale, cross your fingers, and hope for the best. flashman13 May 6 #10

Not good. Two nuclear armed nations. Martin68 May 6 #12

A nuclear war between them would cause a global famine NickB79 May 6 #13

What a horrific thought. Nt Richard D May 6 #14

Pakistan says missile strike killed 13 in Bahawalpur mosque - AP Eugene May 7 #15

Trump has given authoritarians all over the world the balls to initiate violence to their neighbours. LiberalLovinLug May 7 #16

WTF?? This is a BFD. This is bigger than Ukraine and Gaza combined. You got China wanting this territory too Cheezoholic May 7 #17

pakistan attack India on april 21st through terrorist proxies samsingh May 7 #18