Metal Debris from Crashed Aircraft Lands in Mosque Compound Amid Escalating India-Pakistan Tensions

PAMPORE, India — An aircraft crashed into a school building on the outskirts of Pampore, a town in Indian-administered Kashmir, early Wednesday morning amidst rising tensions following missile strikes by India on targets in Pakistan. Eyewitnesses reported witnessing a fireball in the sky, followed by multiple explosions, leading to confusion and panic among local residents. Mohammed Yousuf Dar, a resident of Wuyan village near the crash site, described the dramatic scene, stating, “There was a …

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Indian Government Clarifies: Crashed Afghan Plane Was Not Indian-Owned; Was Moroccan-Registered and Chartered

A plane crash in the mountainous region of Badakhshan, Afghanistan on Saturday night caused confusion in India as Afghan media initially reported the ill-fated plane as an “Indian aircraft” with several passengers feared dead in the accident. However, the Indian government quickly clarified that the plane did not belong to India, but was a chartered flight with a Moroccan registration. Reports from Afghan news agencies initially claimed that an Indian aircraft had crashed, with local …

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