The accidental launch of a missile from India to Pakistan could have taken on dramatic proportions as it passed through an area from which dozens of commercial aircraft were flying.
According to Bloomberg, the airspace in the area, very close to the missile's trajectory, was being flown by - among others - a Flydubai aircraft bound for Dubai and an IndiGo aircraft flying to Srinagar and an Airblue aircraft bound for Riyadh.
But there were other international flights that passed close to the rocket's orbit that day, and within its range, but from companies such as Kuwait Airways Co, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Qatar Airways.
The agency presented a video with data from flyradar24, showing the aircraft routes and their proximity to the missile's orbit on the afternoon of March 9.
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As seen in the video, the "traffic" in the sky is particularly heavy for an hour and a half before and an hour and a half after 7 p.m., the time of the accident.
How the "accidental" launch happened
Recall that last week, Pakistan's military said that a surface-to-surface missile fired from neighbouring India violated the country's airspace and landed in the eastern province of Punjab, damaging a building and causing no casualties.
In a statement, the Government of India said: "A technical glitch led to the accidental launch of a missile. We have learnt that the missile fell in an area of Pakistan. We deeply regret the incident, it is a relief that there was no loss of life."
The missile had no charge and where it landed it caused damage to a house but no casualties. In fact, according to India's defence ministry, the government of India has ordered a High Court of Inquiry into the incident.
Pakistanis furious
The reaction of Pakistanis was immediate. As Defence Ministry spokesman General Babar Iftikhar demanded, "Whatever caused this incident, it is India's job to give an explanation which we expect or else we will consider it a provocation."
And in an even stronger tone he said: "India should be mindful of the unpleasant consequences of such negligence and take effective measures to avoid recurrence of such incidents in the future."
Source: in.gr
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