Odisha CM hails IAF for strike on terror camp

Bhubaneswar, Feb 26 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday hailed the Indian Air Force (IAF) for its pre-dawn air strikes on terror camps in Balakot across Line of Control."I salute the Indian Air Force for having taken action to protect our country," said the Chief Minister.Days after a suicide bomber killed 40 CRPF troopers in Jammu and Kashmir, India on early Tuesday struck the Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) biggest training camp at Balakot across LoC, killing a very large number of terrorists and their trainers.Earlier, Foreign Secretary Vijay K. Gokhale told the media, "In this operation, a very large number of JeM terrorists, trainers, senior commanders and groups of jihadis who were being trained for fidayeen action were eliminated."
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