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In escalation, India says launches strikes on militants in Pakistan

Indian army's director general of military operations Lt General Ranbir Singh (Photo: Courtesy)

New Delhi: India said on Thursday it had conducted "surgical strikes" on suspected militants preparing to infiltrate from Pakistan-ruled Kashmir, making its first direct military response to an attack on an army base it blames on Pakistan.

The cross-border action inflicted significant casualties, the Indian army's head of operations told reporters in New Delhi, while a senior government official said Indian soldiers had crossed the border to target militant camps.

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