26 Tourists At a resort In India Where Killed By The Militants

 

 

 

 

26 Tourists at a resort in India where killed by the militants  because they  were fighting against Indian rule hence assailants indiscriminately opened fired at Tourists.

Indian security officers patrol in armored vehicles near in south Kashmir after assailants indiscriminately opened fired at tourists .

Gunmen shot and killed at least 26 tourists Tuesday at a resort in India police said in what appeared to be a major shift in a regional conflict in which tourists have largely been spared.

Police blamed militants fighting against Indian rule for the attack in  meadow, some 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the disputed region’s resort town .

At least three dozen people were wounded, many of them seriously, according to two senior police officers.

This attack is much larger than anything we’ve seen directed at civilians in recent years, Omar Abdullah, the region’s top elected official, wrote on social media.

The two officers said at least four militants fired at dozens of tourists from close range. Most of the killed tourists were Indian, they said, speaking on condition of anonymity in keeping with departmental policy.

At at least 24 bodies were collected in the aftermath of the attack and two people died while being taken for medical treatment. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

We will come down heavily on the perpetrators with the harshest consequences, India’s home minister, wrote on social media. He arrived in Srinagar, the main city in convened a meeting with top security officials.

the attack and stressed that “attacks against civilians are unacceptable under any circumstances.

, we have been overcome with the beauty of this country and its people. Our thoughts and prayers are with them as they mourn this horrific attack.

The United States stands strong with India against terrorism.” Other global leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin but despite tourists flocking to Kashmir in huge numbers for its Himalayan foothills and exquisitely decorated houseboats, they have not been targeted.

The meadow  is a popular destination, surrounded by snow-capped mountains and dotted with pine forests. It is visited by hundreds of tourists every day.

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, while condemning the attack, said Modi’s government should take accountability instead of making “hollow claims on the situation being normal in the region.

India insists the Kashmir militancy is Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. ,many Kashmiris consider it a legitimate freedom struggle. Tens of thousands of civilians, rebels and government forces have been killed in the conflict.

civilians were shot and killed in a southern village in Kashmir while then-U.S. President Bill Clinton was visiting India. It was the region’s deadliest attack in the past couple of decades

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