India and Pakistan attack each other's military bases as conflict escalates

Worry mounts as South Asia's two nuclear powers trade tit-for-tat blows

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A residential neighborhood is seen during a blackout on May 9 following fresh blasts in the city of Jammu in Indian-administered Kashmir. © Reuters

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -- Pakistan said it launched a military operation against India early on Saturday, targeting multiple bases including a missile storage site in northern India as the neighbors extended their worst fighting in nearly three decades.

Pakistan's offensive came shortly after it said India had fired missiles at three air bases earlier on Saturday including one close to the capital, Islamabad, but Pakistani air defenses intercepted most of them.

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