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Srinagar, Jammu, Leh airports closed for civilian air traffic
Published : Feb 27, 2019, 12:32 pm IST
Updated : Feb 27, 2019, 4:45 pm IST
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Srinagar, Jammu, Leh airports closed for civilian air traffic
Srinagar, Jammu, Leh airports closed for civilian air traffic

Srinagar, Jammu and Leh airports were Wednesday closed for civilian air traffic shortly after an IAF jet crashed in Budgam district

Srinagar, Feb 27: Srinagar, Jammu and Leh airports were Wednesday closed for civilian air traffic shortly after an IAF jet crashed in Budgam district and amid escalation of cross-Line of Control shelling between armies of India and Pakistan. "The civilian air traffic has been suspended temporarily in view of the emergency," an official of the Airport Authority of India told PTI.

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While the official did not specify the nature of the emergency, it is believed the step was taken in view of an IAF jet crashing in Budgam district this morning. Jammu and Leh airports have also been closed for civilian traffic. The flare up in the cross-LoC shelling, which was initiated by Pakistani troops in early hours of Wednesday has also resulted in security forces and other establishments being put on a heightened alert.

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