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