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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad

India claims to have thwarted Pakistan missile and drone strikes

A man stands inside a burnt-out house next to damaged trunks, suitcases and with plaster blown off the walls.
A man stands inside his house destroyed by Pakistani artillery shelling in Indian-administered Kashmir. Photograph: Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images

India claimed to have thwarted retaliatory missile and drone strikes launched by Pakistan on Thursday evening, which attempted to hit sites in Indian-administered Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan.

Residents in Jammu, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, reported missiles and drones over the city and the noise of explosions, amid a city-wide blackout.

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