Amritsar - (Saba):
Western media reported hearing four explosions in the Indian city of Amritsar in Punjab state.
Reuters reported in a statement, citing eyewitnesses, that "four explosions were heard in Amritsar, India."
The Indian state of Punjab shares a border of more than 500 kilometers with Pakistan.
On the night of May 6-7, India announced the launch of a military operation against Pakistan, dubbed "Operation Sindhur," which it claimed targeted "sites from which attacks against India were planned and directed."
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif affirmed that his country reserves the full right to respond to the Indian military operation. The Pakistani Foreign Ministry, in turn, said in a statement that the Indian military operation was a "blatant act of war" that threatens Pakistan's sovereignty and stability.
Last Wednesday, the Indian and Pakistani armies exchanged heavy artillery fire following a series of Indian strikes on Pakistan, killing and wounding dozens on both sides, the majority of them civilians.
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