President Droupadi Murmu.
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New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday termed terrorist attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam as shocking and painful, and said that their dastardly inhuman act of targeting innocent citizens was unpardonable.
She also offered heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost their dear ones and prayed for the quick recovery of the injured.
Multiple tourists were killed and at least 20 injured when terrorists opened fire in a picturesque meadow near Kashmir’s Pahalgam town, breaking the calm of a regular Tuesday afternoon with scores of people enjoying their day out.
The death toll could be more than 20, estimated a high ranking official without getting into details.
"The terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam of Jammu and Kashmir is shocking and painful. It is a dastardly and inhuman act which must be condemned unequivocally. "Attacking innocent citizens, in this case tourists, is utterly appalling and unpardonable. My heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost their dear ones and my prayers for the quick recovery of the injured," Murmu said in a post on X.