At least 26 tourists killed, and 17 injuredAfter militants fired shots in the beautiful city of Pahalgam in Himalaya India on Tuesday, April 22, after 3pm local time.
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Visiting a popular destination known as the “Switzerland of India,” in the Baisaran Valley, it is reported to have been targeted and attacked by a group of smoked armed forests and fired shots on the baisaran grass, shooting towards tourists nearby.
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Local tourism guides and witnesses describe scenes as horrible
Kashmir is not immune to militant attacks. For decades, many tourist cities have been a conflict. However, Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister in the region, said the attack “far greater than whatever we see is being directed to the public in recent years. “
Beautiful hills in Baisaran Meadow are only accessible on foot or horseback, and are a busy tourist area, according to officials. Local tourism guides and visitors in areas that saw brutal attacks describe the scene as horrible, when the bodies were scattered in the grasslands, soaked in blood, and the injured screamed, after the armed escaped.
The Indian government, which organized a visit to the US Vice President, believes militants see the arrival of the Vice President as an opportunity to encourage maximum attention to Kashmir. However, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who cut his visit to Short Saudi Arabia, met with the US Vice President the day before, described the massacre as “terrorist attacks,” and “cruel.”
“Those who are behind this cruel act will be brought to court … they will not be avoided. Their evil agenda will not succeed. Our conclusion is to fight against violence and will only be stronger,” Modi said.
Witnesses reported three to four armed men, but had not been confirmed. A group of militants who identified themselves as “Kashmir’s resistance” have demanded responsibility for the attack in social media messages, according to authorities, threatening to continue raging their blood on innocent people.
“The targeted individuals are not ordinary tourists, instead, they are associated with and join the Indian security agency,” the group told their social media positions.
“It is not a typical group of tourists but rather a disarmamental agency assigned to research,” he said, adding that the attack should be “acting as a waking call not only for Delhi but also for those who support the strategy in question by Delhi”.
“Resistance fighters are planning to enhance their strategic attacks to ensure that those involved in weakening … (The) match struggles are facing appropriate consequences,” he said.
The officer estimates that there is about 1,000 tourists and 300 locals on the field when armed men fired shots.
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Great clash -About for armed men are underway
The huge hunt initiated by the Indian army and police is being carried out to find an armed man, who stated in their social media posts while claiming the attack, the murder was due to “More than 85,000 outsiders have settled in the region, driving demographic changes. “
Officers have confirmed that all 25 Indians
And a tourist from Nepal was killed in the attack, including a 26 -year -old navy officer.
“Those responsible and behind such acts will immediately hear our response, strong and clear,” Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said in his speech in New Delhi, a day after armed men killed 26 people.
“We will not only reach the people who do the attack. We will also reach those who plan this from behind the scenes in our land.”
Global leaders around the world condemn the attack, which is now considered as “The worst attacks on civilians in India since the 2008 Mumbai shooting. “
The massacre of 26 tourists shook Kashmir residents to their core, many reminded the scary images as locals tried to help transport the injured to receive medical treatment.
“I saw people crying, screaming, just lying down after the attack. There were children, women, men, everyone,” Abdul Waheed residents told CNN. “It’s a big trauma. I’m not sleeping all night.”
Officials have shown that popular tourism areas in the region often have heavy presence of security due to continued conflicts and violence between India and Pakistan, however, attacks on tourists are ‘rare.’
Following a violent attack on Tuesday, authorities have stated that “large migration -tourist rods” escaped from the region, flooding the airport and departing from the hotel; The tourism industry in Kashmir is now stained by bloodshed.
Gulzar Ahmad, a taxi driver in Pahalgam, said: “This attack will affect our work, but we are more concerned about losing our lives. No matter what we do in the future, our tourism industry has been colored by this attack.