AP PHOTOS: Attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir

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.

The body of Adil Hussain Shah, a daily-wage worker, who was killed when militants indiscriminately opened fire on a crowd of mainly tourists, is carried for burial in Hapatnar, about 20 km (13 miles) from Pahalgam where the incident took place, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Atul Mone, who was a victim in a deadly attack on tourists in the Pahalgam region of Indian-controlled Kashmir, mourns as she stands near her husband’s body at Dombivali near Mumbai, India, April. 23, 2025.(AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

The attack Tuesday took place in the picturesque town of Pahalgam in the Himalayan mountains, popular with Indian visitors. The town is in the Baisaran valley, accessible only on foot or horseback and prized for its sweeping alpine vistas and trekking routes.

Indian soldiers searched Wednesday for the assailants in a massive manhunt.

Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, prays with the congregation at the funeral of Adil Hussain Shah, a daily-wage worker, who died when militants indiscriminately opened fire on a crowd of mainly tourists a day prior, in Hapatnar, about 20 km (13 miles) from Pahalgam where the incident took place, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

A relative wails during the funeral procession of Adil Hussain Shah, a daily-wage worker, who died when militants indiscriminately opened fire on a crowd of mainly tourists a day prior, in Hapatnar, about 20 km (13 miles) from Pahalgam where the incident took place, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Relatives console the brother of Adil Hussain Shah, a daily-wage worker, who died when militants indiscriminately opened fire on a crowd of mainly tourists a day prior, in Hapatnar, about 20 km (13 miles) from Pahalgam where the incident took place, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Residents watch the funeral procession of Adil Hussain Shah, a daily-wage worker, who died when militants indiscriminately opened fire on a crowd of mainly tourists a day prior, in Hapatnar, about 20 km (13 miles) from Pahalgam where the incident took place, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Indian security officers patrol in armored vehicles near Pahalgam in south Kashmir after assailants indiscriminately opened fired at tourists in Pahalgam, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Police guard as ambulances transport the bodies of tourists, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Paramedics carry a wounded tourist on a stretcher at a hospital in Anantnag after assailants indiscriminately fired at tourists visiting Pahalgam, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 22, 2025.(AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Indian tourists who were stuck on the road heading to Pahalgam leave after police ordered them to vacate the area, following an incident where assailants indiscriminately opened fire on tourists visiting Pahalgam in Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 22, 2025.(AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Indian police officers stand guard near Pahalgam in south Kashmir after assailants indiscriminately opened fired at tourists visiting Pahalgam, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 22, 2025.(AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Indian youth congress party members hold candles and their party flags during a candlelight protest in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 23, 2025, a day after an attack killed at least 26 people, most of them tourists. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

People shout slogans against Pakistan during a protest against the Pahalgam terror attack, in Jammu, India, April 23, 2025.(AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Indian youth protest against Pakistan and the Pahalgam terror attack, in Jammu, India, April.23, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

People protest against the killing of tourists by militants a day after militants indiscriminately opened fire on tourists near Pahalgam in Indian-controlled Kashmir, in Guwahati, India, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Rashtriya Bajrang Dal activists burn tires and shout slogans against Pakistan during protest against the Pahalgam terror attack, in Jammu, India, April 23, 2025.(AP Photo/Channi Anand)

People burn a Pakistani flag in protest against the killing of tourists by militants a day after militants indiscriminately opened fire on tourists near Pahalgam in Indian-controlled Kashmir, in Guwahati, India, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

An Indian security officer stands guard in south Kashmir after assailants indiscriminately opened fired at tourists in Pahalgam, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Indian security officers stand guard near Pahalgam in south Kashmir after assailants indiscriminately opened fired at tourists in Pahalgam, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

An army helicopter patrols above the valley the morning after militants indiscriminately opened fire on tourists near Pahalgam in Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Indian security officers inspect the site in Pahalgam where militants indiscriminately opened fired at tourists a day prior, Pahalgam, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo)

An Indian policeman stands guard in the city center during a shut down, after tourists were killed a day prior, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Indian soldiers patrol in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Indian security officers patrol a shopping area in Pahalgam a day after militants indiscriminately opened fire on tourists near the town, Indian -ontrolled Kashmir, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Pigeons take flight in a deserted city center during a shut down after tourists were killed, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)