President Trump on Tuesday called the deadly attack on tourists at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir “deeply disturbing” and expressed his sympathy for those affected, in a post on Truth Social.
“Deeply disturbing news out of Kashmir. The United States stands strong with India against Terrorism,” Trump wrote in the post. “We pray for the souls of those lost, and for the recovery of the injured. [Indian] Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi, and the incredible people of India, have our full support and deepest sympathies. Our hearts are with you all!”
Vice President Vance, who is in India with his family on a diplomatic trip this week and met with Modi on Monday, also expressed his sympathies in a post online.
“Over the past few days, we have been overcome with the beauty of this country and its people,” he wrote social platform X. “Our thoughts and prayers are with them as they mourn this horrific attack.”
Authorities have said at least 20 tourists were killed when gunmen opened fire on people strolling through a popular meadow in Pahalgam, a site of religious significance to Hindus. According to The Associated Press, dozens more tourists were injured.
Modi, who was in Saudi Arabia at the time of the attack, posted on X that “all possible assistance is being provided to those affected.”
“Those behind this heinous act will be brought to justice … they will not be spared!” he wrote. “Their evil agenda will never succeed. Our resolve to fight terrorism is unshakable and it will get even stronger.”
Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan have been in a long-standing conflict over Kashmir, but the fighting has rarely led to threatening tourists in the region.
Omar Abdullah, the region’s top elected official, wrote on X that the attack is “much larger than anything we’ve seen directed at civilians in recent years.”
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