A terrorist attack on tourists in Kashmir, which is controlled by Indian, leaves many dead and wounded, says reports

New Delhi Many tourists were killed and others were wounded on Tuesday when the suspected militants opened the fire in Kashmir, which is controlled by the Indian, according to reports on Indian and international media. Several ports, including the French News Agency, AFP, were martyred with an unveiled security officials who have placed the death toll in 24, but there was no immediate confirmation of the losses from the authorities.

The attack took place in the Pahalgam area in southern Kashmir, a destination with picturesque views that spread with meadows and ice rivers that attract hundreds of thousands of Indian and foreign tourists every summer. Tourist traffic increased during the past year, as armed violence faded in the wider Kashmir region, which is scattered between neighboring India and Pakistan.

The injured people were transferred in a Tuesday’s attack to nearby hospitals. The police, the army and the paramilitary forces launched a search operation to find those responsible for the attack.

“Our reports say that the militants have three or three appeared and opened random fire for tourists,” Indian Express The newspaper quoted a senior police officer as saying, without naming him.

Omar Abdullah, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, wrote on a social media position: “The number of deaths is still being confirmed, so I do not want to enter into these details. They will be officially transferred when the situation becomes more clear. It goes without saying that this attack is much greater than anything we have seen directed at civilians in recent years,” said Omar Abdullah, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir in a social media position.

Abdullah described the attack as “shocking beyond belief” and said there are no condemnation words that could be sufficient to vaccine those behind the shooting.

The attack came when US Vice President JD Vance, along with his wife, Osha and their children, prompted A large personal visit To India. Vans met earlier this week with the leader of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Osha Vans is Hindu practicing his parents from India.

This was the worst attack in the conflict that struck nearly a year, and it came at a time when tourism was recovered in Kashmir. the The last major attack It happened in June 2024, when nine people were killed and 33 were injured when gunmen attacked a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims.

Eight pilgrims were killed and 19 were injured in a similar attack in the area in 2017, when the gunmen attacked a bus carrying them from the famous Amarnaat cave temple in southern Kashmir.

Kashmir was completely called by both India and Pakistan, but each country controlled its own part of the mountainous region for decades.

The Himalayas region, with a scenic, has been disgusted regularly due to armed violence since the anti -Indian armed rebellion began in 1989. The amazing conflict has claimed tens of thousands of lives over more than three decades.

“I strongly condemn the terrorist attack in Bahajam, Jamo and Kashmir. My condolences to those who lost their loved ones. I pray to God that the wounded will recover as soon as possible,” Prime Minister Modi He said In a social media publication. “Those who are behind this heinous act will be presented to justice … they will not be saved! Their evil agenda will never succeed. If our solution to fighting terrorism is unwilling and will become stronger.”

The Minister of Interior in India, Amit Shah, said he would visit the area to review security measures.

“Through the terrorist attack on tourists in Paalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. My ideas with family members in the deceased,” said Shah.