Pakistan Says It's Holding Indian Pilot After Jet Shot Down In Cross-Border Airstrike

NPR: In a dramatic escalation of violence over their shared Himalayan border, India and Pakistan both claimed to shoot down one another's fighter jets Wednesday, and video emerged of a bloodied, blindfolded Indian pilot in Pakistani custody.

Both countries accused the other of invading rival airspace. India confirmed the loss of one of its MiG-21 fighter jets in an "engagement" with Pakistani forces, and acknowledged its pilot was missing.

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