India, April 24 -- A group of 28 tourists from Kolhapur and Sangli narrowly escaped the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday in which 26 tourists were killed -thanks to a delay in their scheduled horse rides.

The group, which included men, women, and children, had planned to visit the scenic Betaab Valley on the day of the terrorist attack (April 22) and had booked horses for the trip. However, due to a rush of tourists, the horses arrived late by 30 minutes, preventing them from reaching the valley at the scheduled time.

"If the horses had come on time, we would have been at the exact spot when the attack took place," said Aniket Kurane, one of the tourists. But we're deeply saddened by what happened, he a...