(Al Jazeera Media Network) Armed men opened fire on a group of tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing at least 26 people, according to Indian police, in one of the deadliest attacks there in recent times.
Police said multiple tourists received gunshot wounds in the “terror attack” on Tuesday while they were visiting Baisaran meadow, some 5 km from the disputed region’s resort town of Pahalgam.
“This attack is much larger than anything we have seen directed at civilians in recent years,” Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the region’s top elected official, wrote on social media.
Indian police told The Associated Press (AP) news agency that at least 26 people were killed and that no group had yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Police, however, blamed it on armed groups fighting against Indian rule. Security forces launched a hunt for the attackers while the wounded were rushed to hospitals.
Two senior police officers told AP that at least four gunmen fired at dozens of tourists from close range. The officers said at least three dozen others were injured, many in serious condition.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/22/gunmen-open-fire-on-tourists-in-indian-administered-kashmir
