Gunmen attack peace bus passengers' guest house

A gunmen attempting to stop the start of a ‘peace bus’ service between Indian and Pakistan controlled areas of Kashmir today launched an attack on a guest house where the first passengers were saying.

Police said at least four people were injured in the attack in Srinigar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir.

“One man opened fire” at the entrance of the guest house, said Mohammed Yusuf, a state government employee.

About 24 passengers were staying in the house.

The bus service, set to start tomorrow, will connect Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, the capitals of the Himalayan region divided for decades between India and Pakistan.

It was not known if there were more attackers.

Security forces brought people out of the guest house, asking them to keep their hands raised as troops scoured the complex for the attacker.

Islamic militants, fighting Indian security forces in Kashmir since 1989, have threatened to disrupt the bus service.

Bombs have been discovered on the route this week.