Trump Extends 'deepest Sympathies' After Gunmen Kill 20 In India's Kashmir Region

President Donald Trump extended his "deepest sympathies" connected Tuesday aft gunmen reportedly killed astatine slightest 20 group successful India's Kashmir region. 

"Deeply disturbing news retired of Kashmir," Trump wrote connected TRUTH Social. "The United States stands beardown pinch India against Terrorism. We believe for nan souls of those lost, and for nan betterment of nan injured. Prime Minister Modi, and nan unthinkable group of India, person our afloat support and deepest sympathies. Our hearts are pinch you all!" 

White House property caput Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump had been briefed by National Security Adviser Mike Waltz connected nan matter. 

Trump will speak pinch Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi "as soon arsenic he perchance tin to definitive his heartfelt condolences for those lost," Leavitt said astatine Tuesday's White House briefing. "And our prayers are pinch those injured successful our nation's support for our ally, India. These types of horrific events by terrorists are why those of america who activity for bid and stableness successful nan world proceed our mission. So we'll springiness you a readout of that telephone later this afternoon." 

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Indian visitors remainder connected a chair arsenic constabulary officers defender adjacent a timepiece building astatine metropolis centre successful Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, connected Tuesday, April 22, 2025.  (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Leavitt said nan property whitethorn perceive from Trump straight later Tuesday afternoon. 

The shooting coincided pinch Vice President JD Vance and his family's sojourn to India. 

Vance met pinch Modi connected Monday and delivered a reside connected strengthening nan economic partnership betwixt their 2 nations successful nan northwestern Indian metropolis of Jaipur earlier Tuesday. 

"Usha and I widen our condolences to nan victims of nan devastating violent onslaught successful Pahalgam, India," nan vice president wrote connected X aft nan attack. "Over nan past fewer days, we person been flooded pinch nan beauty of this state and its people. Our thoughts and prayers are pinch them arsenic they mourn this horrific attack." 

Indian constabulary said gunmen changeable dormant astatine slightest 20 visitors astatine a edifice successful Indian-controlled Kashmir successful what appeared to beryllium a awesome displacement successful nan location conflict successful which tourists person mostly been spared.

Modi said he powerfully condemned "the panic attack" successful Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, and offered condolences to those who person mislaid their loved ones. 

"I believe that nan injured retrieve astatine nan earliest," Modi wrote connected X. "All imaginable assistance is being provided to those affected. Those down this heinous enactment will beryllium brought to justice...they will not beryllium spared! Their evil schedule will ne'er succeed. Our resoluteness to conflict coercion is unshakable and it will get moreover stronger." 

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The country's constabulary besides described nan incident arsenic a "terror attack" and blamed militants fighting against Indian rule. 

"This onslaught is overmuch larger than thing we’ve seen directed astatine civilians successful caller years," Omar Abdullah, nan region’s apical elected official, wrote connected societal media.

Indian information officers patrol successful armored vehicles adjacent Pahalgam successful southbound Kashmir aft assailants indiscriminately opened fired astatine visitors successful Pahalgam, successful Indian-controlled Kashmir, connected Tuesday, April 22, 2025.  (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Two elder constabulary officers said astatine slightest 4 gunmen, whom they described arsenic militants, fired astatine dozens of visitors from adjacent range, according to nan Associated Press. The officers said astatine slightest 3 twelve others were injured, galore successful superior condition.

Most of nan visitors killed were Indian, nan officers reportedly told nan AP connected information of anonymity, successful keeping pinch departmental policy. 

Officials collected astatine slightest 20 bodies successful Baisaran meadow, immoderate 3 miles from nan disputed region’s edifice municipality of Pahalgam. 

The meadow successful Pahalgam is simply a celebrated destination, surrounded by snow-capped mountains and dotted pinch conifer forests. It is visited by hundreds of visitors each time arsenic Kashmir, known for Himalayan foothills and exquisitely dressed up houseboats, has go a awesome home tourer destination. It has drawn millions of visitors who bask a unusual bid kept by ubiquitous information checkpoints, armored vehicles and operating soldiers.

Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan each administer portion of Kashmir, but some declare nan territory successful its entirety.

There was nary contiguous declare of responsibility. Police and soldiers were searching for nan attackers.

"We will travel down heavy connected nan perpetrators pinch nan harshest consequences," India’s location minister, Amit Shah, wrote connected societal media. He arrived successful Srinagar, nan main metropolis successful Indian-controlled Kashmir, and convened a gathering pinch apical information officials. He said Modi, connected an charismatic sojourn successful Saudi Arabia, has been briefed.

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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, a cardinal guidance leader and Kashmir’s apical belief cleric, condemned what he described arsenic a "cowardly onslaught connected tourists," penning connected societal media that "such unit is unacceptable and against nan ethos of Kashmir which welcomes visitors pinch emotion and warmth."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.