The Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed had claimed responsibility for the Pulwama attack, after which India bombed its camp in Pakistan.

A report by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirms that the Jaish terror outfit claimed responsibility for the attacks on the CRPF convoy.

A report by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirms that the Jaish terror outfit claimed responsibility for the attacks on the CRPF convoy. Pakistan based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed carried out a suicide bomb terror attack that resulted in the deaths of over 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Jawans on the 14th of February 2019. Jaish later claimed responsibility for the attack after which India attacked in retaliation by conducting air raids in the Balakot region of Pakistan, where a Jaish terror camp was allegedly located. These reports were also cited by the All India Radio.

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