Militants in Indian Kashmir segregate men from women and children before opening fire
Militants who killed 26 people in India’s Kashmir region, opens new tab separated the men from the women and children and asked the men their names before shooting them at close range, security officials and survivors said on Wednesday.
About 1,000 tourists and 300 local service providers were in the Baisaran Valley – known as mini Switzerland for its lush hilltop meadow, surrounded by dense pine forests – when three gunmen launched the Tuesday attack, the worst, opens new tab in India in nearly two decades.
The attackers were dressed in traditional long shirts and loose trousers and one of them was wearing a bodycam, a security source said, adding that the militants opened fire at three spots across the Baisaran Valley, a popular tourist destination.
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