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(APP): The United Nations has confirmed that a vehicle of the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) was damaged after it was hit by an ‘unidentified object’ near Rawalakot and that it was investigating the matter.
Responding to a question from a national news agency at the regular briefing in New York, Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq said, “The Mission is currently investigating the incident.”
He further said according to the details present with him, no one was injured in the incident but the UNMOGIP vehicle sustained damage. “UNMOGIP personnel and the driver were not harmed but the vehicle sustained some damage,” the spokesman said.
In response to a question from an Indian journalist on whether the UN was aware of the Indian government’s rejection of Pakistan reports, the Deputy Spokesperson said, “We are aware of what both sides have been saying.”
“At this stage, we’re simply aware that a vehicle was hit by an unidentified object, like I said no one was harmed, and we are investigating the incident,” Farhan Haq added.
The Indian Army, a day earlier, resorted to unprovoked aggression at the Line of Control (LoC) by targeting a United Nations Military Observers vehicle, according to the Inter-Services Public Relation (ISPR).
The ISPR said that two military observers were on-board the vehicle that was damaged in the attack. Both observers were rescued and safely evacuated to Rawalakot. The UN vehicle, according to the military’s media wing, was on its way to meet Indian ceasefire violations’ victims at the Polas Village in the Chirikot sector.