Drones spotted in Jalandhar, samba, Blackout in Amritsar, flight diverted
Jammu/Jalandhar/Amritsar, May 13 -- Barely minutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation, Pakistani drones were sighted in J&K's Samba town and near army installations in Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur, prompting authorities to activate its air defence system and impose blackout.
Reports stated that Pakistan also opened small arms fire at the International Border in Samba and Hiranagar sectors which was being responded in equal measure by the Border Security Force.
As a precautionary measure, a Delhi-Amritsar flight of Indigo airlines was sent back to the Capital. It was scheduled to land at Amritsar at 9.10 pm.
"Over a dozen drones were seen being intercepted by the air defence system," said a local from Samba. Red streaks were seen and explosions heard amid blackout in Samba, he added.
Defence officials said that drones were sighted in Samba and were intercepted.HTC...
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