In the aftermath of one of the worst terror attacks on Indian soil, where over 40 CRPF jawans were martyred in Pulwama, the Indian Air Force (IAF) launched pre-dawn airstrikes on Pakistan-based terror camps of Jaish-e-Mohammad, which was responsible for the attack on the CRPF convoy. 

India's Foreign Secretary, Vijay Gokhale confirmed the airstrikes by the IAF in a press briefing, "in the early hours of Tuesday, India struck the biggest training camp of JeM in Balakot." 

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He further said, "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." 

The airstrike took place around 3:30 AM and 12 Mirage 2,000 fighter jets were used for the attack, and 1,000 kg laser-guided bombs were dropped on the terror camps, completely destroying them, according to reports. 

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Hours after the attack, people began flooding the social media with their reactions on the airstrikes that reportedly neutralised over 300 terrorists. The official account of the Indian Army tweeted a poem. 

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सठपà¥à¤à¥, तॠशर मà¥à¤ हà¥
बसतॠहॠदà¥à¤ªà¥à¤¤à¤¿ विनय à¤à¥,
सनà¥à¤§à¤¿-वà¤à¤¨ सà¤à¤ªà¥à¤à¥à¤¯ à¤à¤¸à¥ à¤à¤¾ à¤à¤¿à¤¸à¤®à¥à¤ शà¤à¥à¤¤à¤¿ विà¤à¤¯ à¤à¥à¥¤'#IndianArmy#AlwaysReady pic.twitter.com/bUV1DmeNkL

— ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) February 26, 2019

Reacting to the IAF strike, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an address to ex-servicemen today, “I assure you that the nation is in safe hands. I won't let the country to bow down.”

From Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar to Rahul Gandhi, Twitter is flooded with hashtags lauding the Indian Air Force.

ð®ð³ I salute the pilots of the IAF. ð®ð³

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 26, 2019

Respect @IAF_MCC Indian Air Force... Jai ho !!!

— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) February 26, 2019

Salute to the #IndianAirForce! pic.twitter.com/V6lg99qPNI

— Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) February 26, 2019

BRAVO INDIA ð®ð³ðð»ðð»ðð»

— Rajinikanth (@rajinikanth) February 26, 2019

Killing a terrorist today saves many many innocent lives tomorrow ð®ð³ I salute the #IndianAirforce for making this possible  by destroying  the terror camps across the border. सॠसà¥à¤¨à¤¾à¤° à¤à¥ à¤à¤ लà¥à¤¹à¤¾à¤° à¤à¥ âï¸âï¸âï¸ #JaiHind  #BharatMataKiJai #IndiaStrikesBack ð®ð³

— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) February 26, 2019

Proud of our #IndianAirForce fighters for destroying terror camps. à¤à¤à¤¦à¤° à¤à¥à¤¸ à¤à¥ मारॠ! Quiet no more! #IndiaStrikesBack

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) February 26, 2019

Salute to the #IndianAirforce ðð #IndiaStrikesBack .. the entire country is super proud ð

— Rakul Preet (@Rakulpreet) February 26, 2019

Our 12 return safely home after wreaking havoc on terrorist camps in Pakistan. India is proud of its heroes. I salute their valour.

— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) February 26, 2019

#IndianAirForce ðð»ð®ð³ Jai Hindð®ð³

— Yami Gautam (@yamigautam) February 26, 2019

A TRULY BEAUTIFUL GOOD MORNING. THANKS @narendramodi SIR AND BRAVEHEARTS OF OUR ARMY . JAI HO . ð®ð³ð®ð³ð®ð³

— Paresh Rawal (@SirPareshRawal) February 26, 2019