Militants attack bus in India-controlled Kashmir, kill 9 Hindu pilgrims, police say

New Delhi — An attack by unidentified militants in the Indian-controlled portion of the restive Himalayan region of Kashmir left nine people dead and 33 others injured Sunday, police said. Suspected terrorists opened fire on a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims, making the driver lose control and sending the bus plunging into a gorge in the mountainous region, district police said.

The bus was on its way to the famous Hindu shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi, in the Katra region, when it came under fire on a mountain road.

Videos posted online and aired by Indian media showed bodies lying on a rocky slope running down one side of the highway.