Indian police say that gunmen killed at least seven people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled Kashmir and injured at least five others.

Gunmen have fatally shot at least seven people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled Kashmir and injured at least five others, officials said. Police blamed militants who have been fighting against Indian rule for decades for the “terror attack” at a camp for construction workers near the disputed region’s resort town of Sonamarg.

A terrorist attack in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir claimed the lives of six migrant workers and a doctor. Security forces are investigating the incident, with top officials visiting the site.

Gunmen in Indian-administered Kashmir raked a construction site work camp with bullets, killing seven people and wounding several others, Indian media reported Monday, updating an earlier toll. Gunmen fired automatic weapons at the camp from forested hills around,