India and Pakistan accuse each other of cross-border attacks on military bases
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Shah Meer Baloc from World news | The Guardian on (#6X69Y)
Claims of missile attacks on targets deep inside both countries marks the steepest escalation in confrontation yet
India and Pakistan have accused each other of cross-border missile strikes against major military targets, the most significant escalation so far in the brewing conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
On Saturday, India accused Pakistan of launching strikes on dozens of airbases and military headquarters across north India, using long-range weapons, drones and fighter aircraft. The accusations came a few hours after Pakistan said India had fired six surface-to-air missiles targeting three of Pakistan's most important military bases early on Saturday morning.
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