New Delhi, Apr 22 (PTI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday condoled the killing of tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam in a terror attack, dubbing it as a cowardly act.

"My condolences are with the families of the civilians who lost their lives in this attack. I pray to God to grant peace to the departed souls and speedy recovery to the injured," he wrote on X.

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Multiple tourists were feared killed and at least 20 injured when terrorists opened fire in a picturesque meadow near Kashmir's Pahalgam town, breaking the calm of a regular Tuesday afternoon with scores of people enjoying their day out.

The death toll could be more than 20, estimated a high ranking official without getting into details.

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