Pakistan and India both claim to down each other's jets

Khan warns of ‘miscalculation’ triggering nuclear war

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An Indian army solider walks past the wreckage of an Indian aircraft in Indian Kashmir on Feb. 27. © AP

FARHAN BOKHARI, Contributing writer and KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI -- India and Pakistan both announced that they had shot down each other's fighter jets on Wednesday as tensions mounted between South Asia's nuclear-armed neighbors.

The Pakistan Air Force said they had shot down two Indian fighter jets over Kashmir. Pakistani officials said two Indian Air Force pilots were captured by Pakistani forces.

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