India, May 5 -- The killing of 26 tourists and injuring of many more tourists in Baisaran in Kashmir was a tragedy beyond words. The terrorists claimed to be part of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba's front, 'The Resistance Front,' who have taken responsibility for this dastardly act. They identified people by religion and brutally fired upon them. One of the people killed was Syed Adil Shah, the one who used to take the tourists on ponies.

The rescue was done mainly by Muslims till the helicopters arrived, and the injured were treated by a team of Muslim doctors. The whole of Kashmir observed a bandh, and the slogans of 'Hindu-Muslim Bhai Bhai' (Hindus and Muslims are brothers) were in the air. The Prime Minister at that time was in Saudi...