Amid hightened tensions with Pakistan, India has faced another tragedy. Police reported that an Indian Air Force plane crashed in the disputed area of Kashmir on Wednesday, killing two pilots and a civilian.
Further details about the incident were not immediately available.
On Tuesday India confirmed to having launched an air strike inside Pakistan and that its warplanes killed “a very large number” of fighters at a militant training camp, raising the risk of conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
Pakistan denied there had been casualties, but has warned that it will respond to Indian aggression.Tensions have been elevated since the killing of at least 40 Indian paramilitary police on Feb 14th through a suicide car bombing instigated by Pakistan-based militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
The risk of conflict however, rose dramatically after India’s air strike on Tuesday.