At least 26 people were killed and 17 others wounded when gunmen opened fire on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir, the worst assault in years targeting civilians in a restive region that has seen an anti-India rebellion for more than three decades.

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khwaja Asif claimed that the country has nothing to do with the Pahalgam terror attack.

In a big crackdown, security forces on Wednesday detained several people in Jammu and Kashmir for questioning after a massive terror attack in Pahalgam on Tuesday. At least 26 people, including two foreigners and two locals, died in the attack in Baisaran meadow, a picturesque town of Pahalgam.