India - Pakistan shelled each other, 7 people died

Phuong Vu DNUM_ADZADZCABJ 09:21

A woman and two children were among those killed in a clash on the India-Pakistan border.

Indian soldiers in Kashmir on March 2. Photo:AFP

India and Pakistan exchanged mortar and artillery fire in the disputed Kashmir region on March 2, although tensions between the two sides eased after Pakistan released an Indian pilot shot down a day earlier, according to reports.AFP.

Two soldiers and two civilians died on the Pakistani side. In India, a woman and two children died after their house was destroyed by mortar fire.

Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat arrived in Udhampur, in Indian-administered Kashmir, on March 2 to review border security. Kashmir is a disputed region between India, Pakistan and China. India controls about 43% of the region, Pakistan about 37% while China controls 20%.

Villagers at the border take shelter in bunkers. Police ask people not to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary.

Khu vực các bên kiểm soát ở Kashmir. Đồ họa: CNN
Areas controlled by both sides in Kashmir. Graphics: CNN

Tensions between India and Pakistan flared up after the Indian Air Force on the morning of February 26 carried out an airstrike on a suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camp across the Line of Control, the de facto border between India and Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region.

Jaish-e-Mohammed is the Islamist group responsible for the February 14 suicide bombing in the city of Srinagar that killed 44 Indian soldiers.

On February 27, Pakistan said it shot down two Indian planes, one of which fell in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir while the other fell on the Indian side.

They captured a pilot named Abhinandan Varthaman. India confirmed they lost one plane and claimed to have shot down a Pakistani fighter jet.

On March 1, Pakistan released the Indian pilot. The Pakistani Foreign Ministry said Varthaman was treated in accordance with international law and his release was a "gesture of peace".

According to vnexpress.net
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