India orders tourists to leave Kashmir over 'terror threat'
Thousands of people, including tourists and Hindu pilgrims, are leaving Indian-administered Kashmir after local officials issued a security alert.Militants backed by Pakistan were planning an attack on the annual pilgrimage, officials have said.The 45-day pilgrimage began on 1 July and about 300,000 pilgrims have visited the cave shrine, located high in the Himalayan mountains, according to AP news agency.
"In the interest of safety and security of the tourists and Amarnath Yatris [pilgrims], it is advised that they may curtail their stay in the [Kashmir] valley immediately," Kashmir's home secretary, Shaleen Kabra, said in a statement.Tourists leave from Amarnath base camp after the pilgrimage was suspended
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