At least 28 tourists killed by suspected militants in Kashmir attack

Group of gunmen open fire on holidaymakers in Indian-controlled region in midst of US vice-president's visit to country

At least 28 tourists have been killed 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 president JD Vance.

The attack occurred in the Baisaran Valley, a picturesque meadow in Pahalgam, a well-known tourist town located 90 kilometres south of Srinagar, the region's main city, in what officials are describing as the deadliest attack on civilians in the region in recent years.