Srinagar, April 25 -- In a first of its kind, one-minute silence was observed at the historic Jamia Masjid in the honour of the victims.

Emotionally addressing the congregation, Mirwaiz said the incident had deeply shaken the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

"This incident broke our hearts. The way people were brutally killed after identification and interrogation, in front of their families-it is beyond belief, and horrifying," he said, as per news agency KNO.

He added, "Who can understand this pain better than us? Those whose loved ones were taken away from them. the people of Jammu and Kashmir, irrespective of religion or background, are crying tears of blood today."

Calling the killings inhuman, Mirwaiz said the entire population of J...