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Prayer meeting for fallen soldiers in India held at India House
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India says Pakistan fighter jet shot down, one India jet lost
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EW DELHI, India | AFP | Wednesday 2/27/2019 - Indian forces shot down a Pakistani fighter jet but one of its own warplanes was also shot down in air battles on Wednesday, a foreign ministry spokesman said.
Patriotic songs were sung at the prayer meeting by Smriti Srivastava accompanied by Govind Shetty on the tabla. READ REPORT ON PAGE 3
The Pakistani fighter jet was hit as it took part in an operation "to target military installations on the Indian side", spokesman Rajeesh Kumar told a briefing, adding that the attack was "foiled". The action marked a new escalation a day after Indian jets hit a militant camp inside Pakistan territory.
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"In this engagement, we have unfortunately lost one Mig-21. The pilot is missing in action. Pakistan has claimed that he is in their custody."
The group claimed responsibility for a February 14 suicide attack in Indian Kashmir in which 40 Indian paramilitaries were killed. "Pakistan has responded this morning by using its air force to target military installations on the Indian side," said Kumar.
The spokesman did not say where the battles took place, but media reports said Pakistan jets entered Indian Kashmir airspace early Wednesday. Many civilian airports in the region were closed for several hours after. Pakistan had vowed to retaliate for
He said the Pakistani jet was shot down in an "aerial engagement" by an MiG 21 Bison. Pakistan said earlier it had shot down two Indian planes.
Pakistan publishes video of captured Indian pilot
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SLAMABAD, Pakistan | AFP | Wednesday 2/27/2019 - Pakistan's state media Wednesday published a video showing an Indian fighter pilot who was captured after his jet was shot down when it entered Pakistani airspace in Kashmir.
It shows a blindfolded man in an Indian Air Force uniform, his face bloodied, with his hands tied behind him, as a soldier interrogates him. He gives his name, rank and serial number and when pressed for further information says, "I am not supposed to tell you that."
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In a photograph, which has also been confirmed by security sources, the pilot can be seen flanked by Pakistani military personnel. The Pakistani military released a second video hours later showing the
This photograph released by Pakistan's Inter Services Public Relations shows captured Indian pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. (AFP) same man sitting in a room in an unknown location drinking a cup of tea. "The tea is fantastic," he says in English, adding that he is married and being treated well, but politely declining to answer further questions. Continued on Page 4
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an attack Tuesday at Balakot which India said was to hit a Jaish-e-Mohammed militant camp.
Two Pakistani security sources told AFP the video was authentic.
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"The Pakistani aircraft was seen by ground forces falling from the sky on the Pakistan side," Kumar added.
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