Pulwama Attack explosives was likely domestic and may not infiltrated across LoC from Pakistan: Indian Army Commander
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WASHINGTON: “It is not possible to bring such massive amount of explosives by infiltrating the border,” says an Indian military commander, Lt Gen D.S. Hooda.
India blames Pakistan for Thursday’s suicide bombing in Pulwama that killed over 40 soldiers in India-held Kashmir. Pakistan has strongly rejected the Indian claim, urging New Delhi to avoid such “sad and baseless reaction.
The Indian media reported that the suicide car-bomber Aadil Ahmad Dar used more than 750 pounds of explosives against the military convoy he targeted.
Gen Hooda, who commanded the Indian army’s Northern Command during a similar crisis in September 2016, told The New York Times on Saturday that “the material may have been taken from stashes of explosives” being used to broaden the Jammu highway where the attack occurred.
The newspaper also noted that India’s options for putting diplomatic pressure on Pakistan were limited, so were its options for a military response.
“Pakistan is largely shielded by its alliance with China, which has used its veto power at the United Nations Security Council to protect it,” said the NYT report while explaining why India did not have too many options for diplomatically isolating Pakistan.
