Jammu & kashmir : terrorist attack on civilian
Jammu & kashmir : terrorist attack on civilian. At least 28 people were killed and more than 20 injured in a vicious terrorist attack that rocked Jammu and Kashmir's tranquil Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam on April 22, 2025. This is the deadliest attack on civilians in the area in a long time. The Attack Around 2:50 PM, four to six militants dressed in military-style uniforms emerged from the surrounding forests and opened fire on a group of tourists enjoying the scenic meadow. Eyewitnesses reported that the assailants used M4 carbines and AK-47 rifles, firing indiscriminately into the crowd. Survivors recounted that the attackers demanded victims recite religious verses and checked for circumcision to identify and spare Muslims, indicating a targeted attack against non-Muslims Casualties Twenty-four Indian tourists from Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Gujarat, Haryana, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh were among the victims. Among the dead were two locals and tw...