New Delhi, April 23 -- At least 26 people were killed Tuesday in Baisaran of Kashmir's Pahalgam when terrorists opened fire on tourists in the insurgency-hit region's deadliest attack on civilians since 2019 Pulwama strike.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi decried the "heinous act" in the summer retreat of Pahalgam, pledging the attackers "will be brought to justice".

The terrorists opened fire at a famed meadow near Kashmir's Pahalgam town on Tuesday afternoon, killing 26 people, mostly tourists, in what is the deadliest attack in the Valley since the Pulwama strike in 2019.

The 26 dead included two foreigners and two locals, a high-ranking official said without getting into details.

The terror attack came at a time when US Vice Presiden...