Several face -to -face witnesses have reported that the scenes of chaos and blows live during the deadly attack on Tuesday in the back managed by India, where The alleged military killed 28 Indian tourists and wounded more than 10 in a popular destination of the Indian Himalaya. This is One of the worst attacks against the civilian civilians In recent years.
“Me and my colleagues, who work the tourists here, we heard several shots and We saw visitors scream and run in all directions“, Tell Gulzar Ahmad, a tourist service provider in Pahalgam, tells Efe, the famous mountain tourist city located in the north of Indiawhere the facts took place.
Hypothesis Insurgents They approached tourists when they were in the lawn and began to shoot them a short distance, claiming that some were not Muslims. Among the chaos of filming, “we immediately understood the danger”, says Ahmad, who explains that it happened in an open lawn area.
“AS We lie down to save us. By dragging towards a safer place, we continued to shout to the people who ran to bend. We believe that this action has contributed to saving many lives in that terrible situation, “he recalls.
A terrifying moment
FirdousWhich offers walks for tourists, he explains that he had brought a pair of tourists to Baisaran, a popular prairie area during the early hours of Tuesday. “After filming, my instinct prompted me to run for my safety and I lost the wake of my customers. My horse has also disappeared, “he says.
Altaf, another service provider of the local community that was present in Baisaran when the attack occurred, described the scene as a terrifying moment: “It was terrible to testify how bullets reached people In a place that is usually very silent. I find it difficult to forget those painful scenes. “
The territory of Jammu and Kashmir New Delhi and Islamabad. Both countries Claim sovereignty of the Region and the area has witnessed an armed insurrection against the Indian domain for decades, often involving separatist groups in search of independence or unification with Pakistan.
The attack of this Tuesday seems to be an important change in regional conflict, in which tourists for many years have widely fought for violence despite A series of Hindu selective murdersIncluding immigrant workers of the Indian states, after New Delhi ended with the semi-autonomy of the region in 2019 and drastically reduced the dissent, civil freedoms and the freedom of the press. Since then, tensions have been boiling since then, since India has intensified its counterpines.
