India will identify, track, punish every terrorist and their backers, PM Modi says after Kashmir attack

PM Narendra Modi has said India will punish “every terrorist and their backers” following an attack that killed 26 people in Indian-administered Kashmir

The country has closed its main border crossing with Pakistan, expelled its military diplomats and suspended a landmark water-sharing treaty – Pakistan has denied involvement in the attack

Gunmen burst out of forests and opened fire on visitors with automatic weapons in the shooting near the picturesque tourist town of Pahalgam on Tuesday

More funerals are being held today for those who were killed. The victims include a honeymooning groom and a businessman on holiday

There’s been no official confirmation yet on who carried out the atrocity but some media reports say an offshoot of Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba may have claimed responsibility

Kashmir, which is claimed by both India and Pakistan in its entirety, has been a flashpoint for decades. Indian-administered Kashmir has seen a decades-long insurgency which has claimed thousands of lives – but attacks on tourists have been rare

Source: BBC