Balakot terror camp turns into no-go area, tweets journo

February 26, 2019 18:38

Faseeh Mangi, journalist working with Bloomberg based in Pakistan, tweets these images from the Balakot area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where the IAF strike on the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp took place today.

Mangi tweeted, "Location confirmed: The Indian plane attack happened in a hilly area outside the main Balakot town in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. That very site is a no-go area now, an eye witness tells me and shares some photos."

In a pinpointed and swift air strike that lasted less than two minutes, India pounded Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest training camp in Pakistan early Tuesday, killing up to 350 terrorists and trainers who were moved there for their protection after the Pulwama attack, officials said.

The pre-dawn operation, described as "non-military" and "preemptive", struck a five-star resort style camp on a hilltop forest that provided Indian forces with a "sitting duck target" and caught the terrorists in their sleep, sources said.

Image: The Balakot terror camp was located in a hilly, forested area, 20 km from Balakot town. This picture of Balakot where the air strike took place was tweeted by journalist Faseeh Mangi

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