Indian Air Force plane CRASHES in disputed area in Kashmir KILLING three people
AN Indian Air Force plane crashed in a disputed area of Kashmir today, killing three people amid escalating conflict with Pakistan, according to a police official.
India Pakistan: 'Response will come' says Pakistan Armed Forces
Those who lost their lives were two pilots and a civilian. Further details about the incident were not immediately available. Meanwhile, India has reportedly fired mortar bombs into Pakistan killing civilians, including children.
The civilians were allegedly killed in Kotli village in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir.
After the attack, the Indian Air Force intercepted Pakistan combat jets as they entered Kashmir airspace.
The Pakistan military claimed it has shot down two Indian aircraft inside Pakistani airspace and captured one pilot.
The Pakistan Foreign Ministry issued a statement that said: “We have no intention of escalation, but are fully prepared to do so if forced into that paradigm.”
The Taliban have said they have “deep sympathy with the government and people of Pakistan” after India’s military action.
They also said that the India-Pakistan conflict is “not good” for the region and will affect the peace process in Afghanistan.
The Taliban added that India should not carry out further violence in Pakistan.
India has shut at least four airpots in the northern part of the country, according to a government official.
Those shut are Pathankot, Leh, Srinagar and Jammu.
The conflct in the region escalated after India bombed militant camps in Pakistan yesterday - camps Pakistan claims do not exist.
India's military action was a reaction to a suicide bomb in Indian-controlled Kashmir that killed 40 paramilitary soldiers.
There are fears the conflict could spiral out of controll between the two nuclear-armed powers.