Air raid sirens sound in Ambala in northern India

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• An air attack warning has been issued by India’s air forces in Ambala, over a possible strike from Pakistan, according to the Indian media.

  Sirens were heard across the city at about 10:30am (5:00 GMT), and citizens were urged to stay indoors.

  “An air warning has been received from air force station of possible attack. Sirens are being sounded. All are advised to remain indoors and away from balconies,” media reports cited a directive issued.

  An order of a complete blackout in the district has also been issued as an additional measure, with all lights to remain switched off between 8pm and 6am.

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  India-Pakistan tensions: A brief history of conflict

   

  India and Pakistan are locked in a rapidly escalating military exchange that threatens to explode into a full-fledged war, triggered by a deadly attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir on April 22 in which 26 civilians were killed, but rooted in decades-old hostilities.

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