New Delhi -At at least 20 tourists died and many others injured on Tuesday when the suspects militants opened fire to Civilians in Kashmir controlled by India, according to Indian and international media reports. Many outlets, including the French AFP news agency, cited non -name security officials, which resulted in the number of deaths up to 24, but there was no immediate confirmation on the victims of the authorities.
Two senior police officers, who also spoke with the anonymity, told The Associated Press at least 20 bodies had been recovered after several gunmen fired dozens of tourists on Tuesday nearby. Officers said that at least three dozen were injured, in many in serious condition.
The attack took place in the Pahalgam area of South Kashmir, a picturesque destination with meadows and glaciers that attracts hundreds of thousands of Indian and foreign tourists every summer. This tourist traffic has increased in the last year, as militant violence in the wider Kashmir region, which is disputed between India and neighboring Pakistan, has been reduced.
People injured on Tuesday’s attack were transferred to nearby hospitals. Police, army and paramilitary forces launched a search operation to find those responsible for the attack.
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« Our reports say that two-three militants appeared and opened an indiscriminate fire to tourists. » The Indian Express The newspaper quoted a senior police officer who said, without appointment.
« The number of deaths is still being checked, so I do not want to go into these details. They will be officially transmitted as the situation becomes clearer. Needless to say, this attack is much greater than anything we have seen for civilians in recent years, » wrote Omar Abdullah, Jammu’s Chief Minister and Kashmir, wrote on a place on social media.
Abdullah called the attack « shocking beyond the belief » and said that no word of condemnation could be enough to punish those behind the shooting.
United States President Donald Trump pledged his support to India after the fatal attack.
« Deeply disturbing Cashmir », Mr. Trump write on social networks. « The United States remains strong with India against terrorism. »
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The attack came when United States Vice President JD Vance, along with his wife Usha and his children, paid a Visit largely personal In India. Vance met at the beginning of the week with the leader of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. USHA VANCE is a Hindu practicing parents of India.
It was the worst attack in the region of conflict in almost a year, and it arrived at a time when tourism in Kashmir recovered. It Last important attack It happened in June 2024, when nine people died and 33 injuries when the militants attacked a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims.
Eight pilgrims were killed and 19 injured in a similar attack to the region in 2017, when the militants attacked a bus that brought them from the famous Temple of the Amarnh cave in southern Kashmir.
The Kashmir is in full claim by India and Pakistan, but each nation has controlled its own part of the mountainous region for decades.
The Himalayan stage region has been regularly affected by militant violence since an armed anti-Indian insurgency began in 1989. The bold conflict has called for tens of thousands of lives for more than three decades.
« I strongly condemn the horror attack on Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. I pray that the injured are recovering to the sooner », Prime Minister Modi he said In a post on social media. « Those behind this attractive act will be brought to justice … they will not be saved! His evil agenda will never be successful. Our resolution of fighting terrorism is inexpensive and will become even stronger. »
India Interior Minister Amit Shah said he would visit the region to review security measures.
« Anguished by the horror attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. My thoughts are with members of the deceased’s family, » Shah said in a publication on social media, adding: « Those involved in this terror event will not be escaped, and we will go down a lot in perpetrators with the hardest consequences. »
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