The firing drills came amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan after 26 tourists were gunned down by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.

Smoke shrouded Iran’s largest commercial port and surrounding areas as a fire following a major blast killed 25 people and injured 750 so far. Strong winds posed hindrances to firefighting operations.

Every Indian’s blood is boiling and each one of them is feeling the pain of those who lost their own in the terror attack at Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today, appealing to the country to remain united