India fires 3 military officers for Pakistan missile misfire

India’s air force said Tuesday that three military officers have been dismissed for accidentally firing an unarmed missile into rival Pakistan in March.
The air force said in a statement, a formal inquiry found that “deviation from the Standard Operating Procedures by three officers” led to the BrahMos cruise missile being fired into Pakistan.
The missile launched March 9 landed in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province and damaged a wall in a residential area. No deaths or injuries were reported.
Pakistan’s military at the time said it tracked the missile from its launch and during its more than three-minute-long flight inside Islamabad’s airspace. Pakistani officials demanded an explanation from India, criticizing the launch as a “flagrant violation” that violated the country’s airspace.