India Says Officials Behind Misfired Missile Will Face ‘Severe Punishment’

India Says Officials Behind Misfired Missile Will Face ‘Severe Punishment’
A Brahmos missile on display at the inaugural ceremony of the international DefExpo 2008 defense fair, in New Delhi on Feb. 16, 2008. Raveendran/AFP via Getty Images
Aldgra Fredly
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) said April 10 that officials found responsible for the operational lapse that resulted in the March 9 misfire of a supersonic cruise missile into Pakistan will face a “severe punishment.”

The IAF concluded from its investigation that some officials violated standard operating procedures, resulting in the accidental firing of a missile, India-based news agency ANI reported, citing unnamed government sources.
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