Indian officials are responding to a mass shooting in Kashmir that left 26 dead and 17 injured, with heightened security measures throughout the region. Gunmen in military attire attacked Baisaran meadow, a popular tourist hiking spot, marking the deadliest incident targeting civilians since the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The Resistance Front, responsible for the attack, posits itself as a separatist group linked to Pakistan's Lashkar-e-Taiba. The violence threatens to escalate tensions in a region long troubled by conflict, particularly as India enhances security and tourism efforts following political changes in Jammu and Kashmir.
Eyewitnesses described gunmen dressed in military-style uniforms emerging from nearby forests and attacking Baisaran meadow, a popular hiking spot in southern Anantnag.
The attack, considered the deadliest against Indian civilians since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, threatens to escalate tensions between India and Pakistan.
Claiming responsibility is The Resistance Front, a militant group claiming to be a Kashmiri separatist faction, affiliated with the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba.
The attack underscores the perilous situation in Kashmir, a region that remains a flashpoint in the ongoing geopolitical rivalry between India and Pakistan.
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