India troops beef up security in Kashmir following attack on tourists

Security has been beefed up across Indian -controlled Kashmir a day after an attack killed at least 26 people, most of them tourists.

Police called it a terror attack’ and blamed militants fighting against Indian rule.

Many shops and businesses in Kashmir closed to protest the killings following a call from the region’s religious and political parties.

Kashmir has seen a spate of deadly attacks on Hindus , including immigrant workers from Indian states.