The attack took place in Pahalgam, a picturesque town in the Himalayas often described as the "Switzerland of India". The region's chief minister, Omar Abdullah, said the attack was "much larger than anything we've seen directed at civilians in recent years". Reports suggest that there are a large number of wounded, with some in critical condition. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the perpetrators would "be brought to justice". "Our resolve to fight terrorism is unshakeable and it will get even stronger," Modi wrote in a statement on X.

Police in India say gunmen have killed at least 20 tourists at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Two senior police officers said at least four gunmen, whom they described as militants, fired at dozens of tourists from close range. The officers said at least three dozen others were injured, with many in serious condition. Officials collected at least 20 bodies in Baisaran meadow, around five kilometres from the disputed region’s resort town of Pahalgam. Police described the incident as a "terror attack" and blamed militants fighting against Indian rule. It appeared to be a major shift in the regional conflict in which tourists have largely been spared.

Multiple deaths are feared after gunmen indiscriminately fired at tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said, with police calling it a "terror attack" and blaming 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. "The death toll is still being ascertained so I don't want to get into those details," he said. Initial reports said gunmen sprayed bullets at mostly Indian tourists visiting Baisaran meadow, some three miles (5km) from the disputed region's resort town of Pahalgam.