Srinagar, April 23 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed profound shock and anguish over the horrific terrorist attack on tourists at Pahalgam earlier today.

Describing the assault as an "abomination," the Chief Minister stated that targeting innocent tourists is an act of sheer brutality and inhumanity.

"This attack on our visitors is an abomination. The perpetrators of this attack are animals-inhuman and worthy of contempt. No words of condemnation are enough," the Chief Minister said in a strongly worded statement.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah extended his heartfelt sympathies to the families of those who lost their lives in the attack and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.

The Chief Minister has been in constan...