At least two dozen people were killed after armed men opened fire on a group of domestic tourists visiting a popular place of beauty to cashmere administered by the Indians, authorities told the BBC.
The attack took place in Pahalgam, a picturesque city of Himalayas often described as “Switzerland of India”.
The chief minister of the region, Omar Abdullah, said that the attack was “much larger than anything we have seen against civilians in recent years”. The reports suggest that there are a large number of wounded, some in critical condition.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the authors “would be brought to justice”.
“Our resolution to fight terrorism is unshakable and it will become even stronger,” wrote Modi in a declaration on X.
Modi added that the Minister of the Interior Amit Shah would go to Srinagar, the largest city in cashmere, to hold an emergency security meeting.
Lieutenant-Governor of the region Manoj Sinha said that the army and the police had been deployed on the scene.
No group claimed the responsibility of the attack. There has been a long -standing insurrection in the region of the Muslim adult since 1989, although violence has decreased in recent years.
The attack took place in Baisaran, a three -thousand -mile (5 km) three -thousand miles from Pahalgam.
Vehicles are unable to reach the area where the shooting has occurred, Hindi BBC, Inspector General of the Jammu-et-Cachemire police, told the BBC.
A tourist from Gujarat, who was part of a group that was dismissed, said that chaos had broken out after the sudden attack, and that everyone started running, crying and screaming.
Video sequences shared by the Indian media It seems to show that Indian troops flowing towards the attack scene, while in other images, the victims can be heard saying that armed men had distinguished the non-Muslims.
Images on social networks, which have not been verified by the BBC, seem to show bodies lying on a meadow with people who cry and ask for help.
Police said several tourists had been transported to hospital with ball injury. The area was completed with soldiers arresting vehicles at checkpoints while A search is underway to find the authors.
