ISLAMABAD: Three Indian fighter jets crashed on Wednesday on home territory, a senior Indian security source said, without giving the cause, according to AFP.
Two airplanes crashed in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), and another in India’s Punjab state, the source said. It was not immediately clear what had happened to the pilots. The crashes came after New Delhi launched missile strikes on its arch-rival Pakistan, and the two sides then fired heavy artillery along their contested frontier, according to AFP.
Five Indian jets shot down: Pakistan minister
Earlier, Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif confirmed Pakistan military has shot down five Indian fighter jets and destroyed a Brigade Headquarters and several Indian Army posts in retaliation for late-night air strikes by India launched after midnight at the sites of Kotli, Bahawalpur, Muridke, Bagh and Muzaffarabad.
