India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring two others, according to Pakistani officials.
The missiles struck locations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in the country’s eastern Punjab province, the officials told The Associated Press, adding that a child was killed and two injured in the attack on Bahawalpur in the Punjab province.
India said in a statement that it was targeting at least nine sites “where terrorist attacks against India have been planned.”
The attack comes as tensions have been escalating between the two nuclear-armed neighbors after a group of militants attacked tourists in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir 15 days ago, killing 26 people and injuring more than a dozen
India accused Pakistan of being involved in the attack, which the Pakistani government denied. The two countries have fought over Kashmir, a region that they share, for decades.
This is a developing story.
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