ALBAWABA - A senior politician told AFP that a group of gunmen in Indian-administered Kashmir attacked several tourists on Tuesday, killing at least five, and many others were injured in the shooting.
Local media in India reported that the incident took place at the Baseman mountain top in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir when the gunmen opened fire at a group of tourists.
"I strongly condemn the cowardly attack on tourists in Pahalgam, which tragically killed five and injured several," said Mehbooba Mufti, former chief minister of the Muslim-majority region.
Mufti, according to the AFP report, is the head of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party.
