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Over 300 Days After Reasi Bus Attack, Tourists Killed In Pahalgam | A Look Back

The Resistance Front, a shadow group of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group, claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Rescue team members near the tourist bus targetting in Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir | Photo: PTI
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Kashmir라이브 바카라 Pahalgam was hit by one of the worst militant attacks today since the Pulwama strike in 2019. The Tuesday attack killed at least 26 tourists, including two foreigners. According to the latest reports, 13 tourists were injured.

The Resistance Front, a shadow group of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group, claimed responsibility for the attack.

The last deadliest terror attack on tourists happened on June 9 last year when militants indiscriminately opened fire at a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir라이브 바카라 Reasi district, killing at least nine people. 41 tourists were injured. 

Amongst the dead were the driver and the pilgrims returning to Katra from the Shiv Khori temple.

What Happened In Reasi?

The 53-seater bus was attacked at around 6:10 in the evening - following which the bus lost control and fell into a deep gorge near Teryath village of Pouni area in Reasi.

At that time the survivors had recounted that within a matter of seconds, over 20-25 shots were fired. When the bullet hit the driver, the bus veered off the road.

The bodies of the victims had bullet wounds while the scene of the attack was littered with spent cartridges.

The news of the attack broke at the same time when Modi was taking oath to yet again be the Prime Minister of the country for the third consecutive term - a record held only by India라이브 바카라 first Prime Minister - Jawaharlal Nehru.

By June 17, the Ministry of Home Affairs handed over the terror attack case to the National Investigation Agency.

Earlier in May last year, a tourist couple from Jaipur was injured when militants opened fire at them, just ahead of voting in India라이브 바카라 2024 general election.

What is the backdrop of today라이브 바카라 attack?

Tuesday라이브 바카라 attack happened while India라이브 바카라 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on an official visit to Saudi Arabia and U.S.’ Vice President J.D. Vance is visiting India with his family.

Pakistan라이브 바카라 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is also on an official visit to Ankara to deepen diplomatic relations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 

Just on the day when Vance said “there is pride in being Indian”, militants opened fire at visitors present in the vast fields of the valley right at the beginning of the tourist season.

India라이브 바카라 Home Minister Amit Shah had a telephonic conversation with Modi. Shah reached Kashmir라이브 바카라 capital Srinagar on Tuesday to hold a high-level meeting. The state라이브 바카라 Chief Minister Omar Abdullah - who flew back to Srinagar after the attack - said the attack was “much larger than anything we’ve seen directed at civilians in recent years".

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