Officials confirm that at least nine people were killed and 33 injured when a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims plunged into a deep gorge after a suspected militant attack.
The attack caused the vehicle to fall into a deep gorge on Sunday in Jammu province’s Reasi district. / Photo: Reuters
The attack caused the vehicle to fall into a deep gorge on Sunday in Jammu province’s Reasi district. The bus was carrying pilgrims to the base camp of the famed Hindu temple Mata Vaishno Devi. Lt. Gov. Manoj Sinha of the India-administered Kashmir announced compensation of $11,975 each for families of those killed, as well as nearly $600 to those who were injured.
“The culprits of this dastardly attack will not be spared and will face the wrath of the law,” he posted on social media platform X.
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