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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Aakash Hassan in Delhi and Peter Beaumont

At least 26 tourists killed by suspected militants in Kashmir attack

Paramedics carry a wounded tourist on a stretcher at a hospital in Anantnag after assailants indiscriminately fired at tourists visiting Pahalgam in Indian-controlled Kashmir
Paramedics carry a wounded tourist on a stretcher at a hospital in Anantnag after assailants indiscriminately fired at tourists visiting Pahalgam in Indian-controlled Kashmir, 22 April 2025. Photograph: Dar Yasin/AP

At least 26 tourists have been killed and ten injured after suspected militants opened fire at a popular local tourist destination in Kashmir during a scheduled four-day visit to the country by the US vice-president JD Vance.

Most of the victims were Indian, although two foreign nationals were also reportedly among the dead.

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