New Delhi, April 23 -- In a big crackdown, security forces on Wednesday detained several people in Jammu and Kashmir for questioning after a massive terror attack in Pahalgam on Tuesday.

At least 26 people, including two foreigners and two locals, died in the attack in Baisaran meadow, a picturesque town of Pahalgam.

Around 1,500 have been taken into preventive detention, reported several media outlets, quoting sources.

The Resistance Front (TRF), a shadow group of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, has claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack has drawn strong condemnation from across the world.

Meanwhile, in the first clear indication of India's possible response to the incident, Defence Minister R...