These pilgrims, who left from Jammu on Tuesday morning, reached Pahalgam and Baltal by noon under intensified security cover from the CRPF and state police. (Source: Express photo by Jasbir Malhi)HOURS AFTER the militant attack on a bus of Amarnath pilgrims in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, 3,289 pilgrims left for the shrine — undeterred by the events of Monday night. Read | Amarnath Yatra attack: Militants were dressed in police uniform, say survivors“From what I have heard, the yatris who were attacked were not registered as pilgrims, and they were not part of the convoy. These pilgrims, who left from Jammu on Tuesday morning, reached Pahalgam and Baltal by noon under intensified security cover from the CRPF and state police. From Pahalgam, 18,838 pilgrims began the trek to the shrine and 5,556 pilgrims left from Baltal.

Source: Indian Express July 11, 2017 21:32 UTC