At least five tourists lost their lives and eight people injured after suspected militants opened fire at them in India’s Kashmir region on Tuesday, 22 April, 2025.
The attack was said to have taken place in Pahalgam, a popular destination in the scenic Muslim-majority territory that draws thousands of visitors every summer as militant violence has reduced in recent years.
The injured had been reportedly rushed to a local hospital.
Indian TV channels reported earlier that one person was killed and seven injured in the attack.
The Himalayan region, which is claimed in full but ruled in part by both India and Pakistan, has been roiled by militant violence since the start of an anti-Indian insurgency in 1989.
Tens of thousands of people have been killed, although violence has tapered off in recent years.
The last major attack on visitors in the federal territory took place in June when at least nine people were killed and 33 injured when a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims plunged into a deep gorge after militants attacked it.
