Nine tourists shot at north Pakistan mountain base camp - BBC News

23 June 2013 Last updated at 00:59 ET Gunmen have killed 10 foreign tourists after storming a hotel in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, police say. The attack is reported to have happened in the Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan. The nationalities of the victims have not yet been confirmed although initial reports say they were from Ukraine, Russia and China. The reason for the shooting is not clear and no group has so far said it carried out the attack. The area is popular with tourists and home to the Nanga Parbat Mountain which forms part of the Himalayan Range. Pakistan's Geo News quoted a local official as saying the area had been sealed off and police were hunting for the killers. "Unknown people entered a hotel where foreign tourists were staying last night and opened fire," Ali Sher, a senior police officer, told Reuters. "They killed 10 foreign tourists and fled." Correspondents say Gilgit-Baltistan, which borders China and Kashmir, has 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. 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. via Top Stories - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEhcO0A3n2xamtcfiZ3LhY2nJj5qw&url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23018706

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