Thread by @VishnuNDTV

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Did the IAF strike Balakot ? Lets look at what we have ...
a. An India Today Investigation where reporters speak to people in the area.
b. Details from some of the highest ranking officials of the IAF who have spelt out details of the weapon used & their impact points.

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c. Independent reports from the journalist @francescam63 on casualties on the ground inflicted by the IAF in their strike.
d. Confirmation from Rafael, the manufacturer of the Spice 2000 weapon on its role as penetrator and how it is meant to function.

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e. Satellite imagery analysis by an expert @rajfortyseven who confirms that post-strike imagery indicates hits even though the structures remain standing, precisely as I had reported in my story on what sat imagery would reveal.

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f. Reports by @Reuters that reporters had been prevented access to the JEM facility 3 times in I think 9 odd days.
g. The obvious Pakistani Air Force military response ... coming as it did ... after they openly stated that they were attacked by @IAF_MCC

5. The bottomline - Unless there is a conspiracy of lies at the level of the Indian Air Force and independent journalists, and I see none at the moment, I see no reason why its not time to move on from questioning whether the Balakot strikes happened. They did.

6. The @IAF_MCC did not miss their targets.

This thread makes absolutely NO statement on the veracity of claims that hundreds of JEM terrorists were killed. The IAF has made it clear that they aren't in the business of counting casualties.