India cites 'active mobile phones' to back air strike casualty claim
Krishna N. Das
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian government surveillance agency had detected 300 active mobile phones at a suspected militant camp in Pakistan that India says its fighter jets bombed last week, the interior minister said on Tuesday, seeking to quell rising doubts about the success of the operation.
“Some people are asking how many were killed,†Rajnath Singh said at an election rally. “You are seeking answers from us! India’s respected and authentic NTRO surveillance system has said that before Indian pilots dropped the bombs, 300 mobile phones were active there. There’s no need to tell you how many were killed.â€
Singh was referring to the National Technical Research Organisation that is under direct control of the prime minister’s office.
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There is a lot of doubt that India hit a target last week, in fact, I think it appears more evidence exists that it was not hit at the least, in a very full and complete way.
Satellite images show madrasa buildings still standing at scene of Indian bombing
Martin Howell, Gerry Doyle, Simon Scarr
NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - High-resolution satellite images reviewed by Reuters show that a religious school run by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in northeastern Pakistan appears to be still standing days after India claimed its warplanes had hit the Islamist group’s training camp on the site and killed a large number of militants.
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They really needed to do something and they acted promptly, I give them credit for that.
