Srinagar, May 9 -- Srinagar airport was hit by a suspected drone attack late on Friday, officials said, adding that countermeasures had been activated.
The suspected attack came a day after India thwarted attempts by the Pakistan military to attack Indian military installations using drones and missiles.
Earlier in the evening, blasts were heard and sirens sounded in the Jammu region and south Kashmir as many parts of Jammu and Kashmir plunged into darkness, officials said.
Defence officials said drones were also sighted in Jammu, Samba, and neighbouring Pathankot district in Punjab, and they were being engaged.
In Srinagar, mosque loudspeakers were used to convey to locals to switch off their lights as a precautionary measure.
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