A bomb hit a paramilitary convoy on Thursday, killing 40 members of India’s Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Pulwama of Indian-controlled Kashmir. A Pakistan-based Islamist group, Jaish-e-Mohammad, has claimed responsibility for the attack.
A day after 40 security personnel were killed in a devastating vehicle-bomb, the Indian government has blamed Pakistan and vowed retribution. Islamabad has already condemned the attack and denied links at any level to the deadliest militant attack ever carried out in the Kashmir region.
“The terrorists have made a big mistake and they will have to pay a very heavy price”, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared in a televised address on Friday morning. He also pledged to ensure the “complete isolation” of Pakistan at the international level.
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The attack ensued when an SUV packed with 350 kg of explosives rammed into a convoy and obliterated a bus packed with around 70 troops belonging to the Central Reserve Police Force.
