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Indian army commander says Pakistan spy agency involved in Kashmir bombing
India’s top military commander in the disputed Kashmir region said on Tuesday Pakistan’s main spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, was involved in last week’s attack on a security convoy claimed by a Pakistan-based militant group.
Published : 19 Feb 2019, 06:17 AM
Updated : 19 Feb 2019, 06:17 AM
At least 40 paramilitary men were killed in the car bombing on a Kashmir road claimed by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad militant group.
“We were tracking down top leadership since the attack. It was being controlled from across by ISI and Pakistan and JeM commanders,” Lieutenant-General K.J.S. Dhillon told reporters.
Pakistan has condemned the attack and denied any complicity.
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