Multiple explosions were heard across different parts of the Kashmir Valley on Friday night as Pakistani drones intruded into Indian airspace.
While there was a blackout in the Valley on Thursday night too, this is the first time since the May 7 airstrikes by India that suspected drones have entered Kashmir’s airspace.
Officials said multiple explosions were heard around Srinagar International Airport, which is adjacent to the Army’s airfield.
Earlier, explosions were heard near the Army’s Awantipora airbase in south Kashmir’s Pulwama.
Just before these explosions, electricity was snapped in different parts of the Kashmir Valley, and sirens blared near the Army’s 15 Corps headquarters in Badamibagh cantonment in Srinagar.
Officials said that explosions were also heard in several places in north Kashmir’s border district of Baramulla, which houses several key military installations.
The simultaneous explosions in different parts of the Valley created panic, and people rushed to the lower floors to take cover.
“There was an initial blast that was followed by a series of blasts in different directions,” said Ishfaq Ahmad, a resident of Baramulla. “It happened at many places at once, and it was difficult to make sense of where these explosions were happening.”
He said that as he looked outside, he saw a swarm of bright flying objects.
