SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Gunmen shot dead at least 20 tourists at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Tuesday, in what appeared to be a major shift in the regional conflict in which tourists have largely been spared. Police described the incident as a “terror attack” and blamed militants fighting against Indian rule. “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. Two senior police officers said at least four gunmen, whom...

SRINAGAR — A large number of tourists were killed or wounded Tuesday after suspected militants opened fire in a popular mountain town in Indian-administered Kashmir, according to officials in the region. The death toll was still unclear late Tuesday, with estimates in local media ranging from 20 to 27 and no official count provided. Omar Abdullah, the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, wrote on X that “the death toll is still being ascertained,” but went on to describe the attack as “much larger than anything we’ve seen directed at...

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Over two dozen people were killed when gunmen opened fire on a group of tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir on Tuesday, according to Indian police. At least 13 others were in hospital being treated for injuries. The attack took place in a meadow a few kilometres from central Pahalgam, a tourist destination that lies about 90km from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. “The firing happened in front of us,” one witness told India Today. “We thought someone was setting off firecrackers, but when we heard other people [screaming],...

Many people are feared to have died after terrorists indiscriminately fired at tourists at Baisaran meadows 5km from Pahalgam, the first big attack on tourists in years. Locals said more than 500 tourists were at the spot when the attack took place. Also Read: Modi vows justice for Pahalgam victims, says ‘rhose behind it will not be spared’ Prashant Satpathy, an accounts assistant with Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology in Balasore district, had arrived in Kashmir on April 19 with his wife Priyadarshini Satpathy and their 11-year-old son....

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Weeks after floods in and around Burns prompted a state of emergency in Harney County, the waters have receded enough that officials on Tuesday lifted all evacuation orders for the region. The Red Cross closed down its indoor shelter at the Harney County Fairgrounds Memorial Building and people started returning to their homes this week, the Harney County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. The Red Cross will continue to provide supplies and meals until Saturday. The flood — which started in March, caused by unusually heavy mountain runoff from...

Authorities rushed a chopper to evacuate the injured even as the locals rushed their ponies to rescue those affected. Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti claimed that at least five people have been killed in the attack. ALSO READ | PM Modi condemns Pahalgam terror attack: 'Evil agenda will never succeed' Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently in Saudi Arabia, spoke with Amit Shah to enquire about the situation, ANI reported. The home minister said he will leave for Srinagar shortly to hold a security review meeting with officials. Army and J&K...