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| Nine tourists killed at mountain base camp in Kashmir | |
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| Gunmen have killed 10 people, including nine foreign tourists after storming a hotel in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. | |
| Initial reports say five are from Ukraine, one from Russia and three from China. A Pakistani is also said to have been shot. | |
| The attack happened near the base camp of Nanga Parbat, the world's ninth highest mountain, in Gilgit-Baltistan. | |
| It is the first such attack on tourists in the region. A Sunni militant group, Jundullah, said it was responsible. | |
| Police had at first said 10 foreign tourists had died. The motive for the killings is not yet clear. | |
| Reports say those killed in the attack were nine trekkers and their Pakistani guide. | |
| One person survived the attack. | |
| Part of the Himalayan Range, Nanga Parbat, standing at 8,126m (26,660ft) is popular with trekkers and mountaineers. | |
| 'Very remote' | |
| The attackers stormed the hotel near the base camp shortly after midnight. | |
| "Unknown people entered a hotel where foreign tourists were staying last night and opened fire," Ali Sher, a senior police officer, told Reuters. | "Unknown people entered a hotel where foreign tourists were staying last night and opened fire," Ali Sher, a senior police officer, told Reuters. |
| A senior official said the area, in Diamer district, had been sealed off and police were hunting for the killers. | |
| "Since the area is very remote with no roads or transport, their bodies will have to be retrieved by helicopter," he said. | "Since the area is very remote with no roads or transport, their bodies will have to be retrieved by helicopter," he said. |
| President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have condemned the attack. | President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have condemned the attack. |
| Mr Sharif, who was re-elected earlier this month, said such acts of cruelty and inhumanity would not be tolerated. | Mr Sharif, who was re-elected earlier this month, said such acts of cruelty and inhumanity would not be tolerated. |
| Meanwhile Gilgit governor Syed Mehdi Shah is set to hold a meeting with regional law enforcement agencies on Sunday to discuss the security situation in the area, Radio Pakistan reports. | Meanwhile Gilgit governor Syed Mehdi Shah is set to hold a meeting with regional law enforcement agencies on Sunday to discuss the security situation in the area, Radio Pakistan reports. |
| Correspondents say Gilgit-Baltistan, which borders China, had been considered one of the more secure areas under Pakistani control. | Correspondents say Gilgit-Baltistan, which borders China, had been considered one of the more secure areas under Pakistani control. |
| However, in recent years it has suffered a spate of attacks by militants targeting Pakistan's Shia Muslim minority. | However, in recent years it has suffered a spate of attacks by militants targeting Pakistan's Shia Muslim minority. |
| The area is famous for its natural beauty and the main city of Gilgit is seen as a gateway to the Karakoram and Himalayan mountain ranges. | The area is famous for its natural beauty and the main city of Gilgit is seen as a gateway to the Karakoram and Himalayan mountain ranges. |