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TERROR LAUNCH PADS TARGETED IN SURGICAL STRIKE
Seven terror launch pads were targeted across the LoC by special
forces of the Indian Army during the 'surgical strike' overnight in which
heliborne and ground forces were used, defence sources said today.
The sources said the operation began at around mid-night
last night and ended at around 4:30 AM this morning.
The terror launch pads targeted were in the range of 2 to
3km from the Line of Control(LoC) and were under surveillance for over one
week, the sources said.
They said the operation was a combination of heliborne and
ground forces.
Earlier, addressing a press conference, DGMO Lt Gen Ranbir
Singh said India carried out 'surgical strike' on terror launch pads across the
LoC, inflicting "significant casualties" on terrorists and those who
are trying to support them.
He said "based on very credible and specific information
which we received yesterday that some terrorist teams had positioned themselves
at launch pads along the Line of Control with an aim to carry out infiltration
and terrorist strikes in Jammu & Kashmir and in various other metros in our
country, the Indian army conducted surgical strikes last night at these launch
pads."
The announcement of the strikes by the Indian army was made soon
after Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of Cabinet Committee on
Security(CCS).
The DGMO said he had spoken to the Pakistani Director
General of Military Operations and explained India's concerns and also shared
with him details of the operation.
"It is India's intention to maintain peace and
tranquility in the region, but we can certainly not allow the terrorists to
operate across the Line of Control with impunity and attack the citizens of our
country.
"In line with Pakistan's commitment made in January 2004 not
to allow its soil or territory under its control for any terrorist activities
against India, we expect the Pakistani army to cooperate with us with a view to
erase this menace of terrorism from our region," he said.
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