Sportspersons salute Indian Air Force after strike on terror camps in Pakistan
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Twelve Mirage 2000 fighter jets dropped 1,000 kg bombs on the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed camps.
India woke up to the news that the Indian Air Force had launched a pre-emptive airstrike across the Line of Control (LOC) early on Tuesday, and destroyed several terror camps set up near the borderline.
Twelve Mirage 2000 fighter jets dropped 1,000 kg bombs on the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed camps.
The airstrike comes just twelve days after the deadliest terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's three-decade of militancy, at Pulwama, in which at least 40 CRPF personnel were killed.
Following the news, Indian citizens celebrated the reply given to Pakistan for providing safe havens to terrorists.
Several big sports personalities including Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Mahesh Bhupathi, Saina Nehwal and others also took to Twitter to praise the IAF.
Big salute to our #IndianAirForce ๐๐ฎ๐ณ.... #IndiaStrikesBack .. Jai Hind
โ Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) February 26, 2019
Our niceness should never be comprehended as our weakness.
โ Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 26, 2019
I salute the IAF, Jai Hind ๐ฎ๐ณ
INDIA ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ช ๐๐๐ @IAF_MCC PROUD OF YOU AS ALWAYS pic.twitter.com/1eARl98egz
โ Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) February 26, 2019
Saluting the #IndianAirForce fighters for their valor, courage and timely action. ๐ https://t.co/CNPmH28mnz
โ Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) February 26, 2019
My salute to #IAF for showing great courage in the face of adversity. A fitting reply to cowardice! #JaiHind ๐ฎ๐ณ
โ Suresh Raina๐ฎ๐ณ (@ImRaina) February 26, 2019
Hats off to the #IndianAirForce for their strike against terror. Every Indian is proud of you! Jai Hind! ๐ฎ๐ณ#IndiaStrikesBack
โ Kidambi Srikanth (@srikidambi) February 26, 2019
Badiyaaaaa #IndianAirforce #IndiaStrikesAgain ๐ช๐ผ
โ PRANNOY HS (@PRANNOYHSPRI) February 26, 2019
India struck the biggest camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed and a "very large number" of terrorists were eliminated, said Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale.