Three fighter jets crashed in India's Jammu and Kashmir territory on Wednesday, four local government sources told Reuters, hours after India said it struck nine Pakistani "terrorist infrastructure" sites across the border.

Metal debris lay scattered in a village in India’s Jammu and Kashmir:: Local official sources say fighter jets crashed earlier in the day:: Pakistan claims it shot down five Indian jets but India has yet to confirmIndia attacked Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday and Pakistan said it had shot down five Indian fighter jets in the worst fighting in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed enemies.

Following a failed Pakistani drone attack targeting Jammu city, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is heading to the region to assess the situation. Residents reported a night of blackout and gunfire, with Indian forces successfully neutralizing the drones.

The offensive occurred amid heightened tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors in the aftermath of an attack on Hindu tourists in Indian Kashmir.