Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir have temporarily shuttered more than half of the tourist resorts in the scenic Himalayan region following a deadly attack on tourists.

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - More than half of the tourist destinations in India's insurgency-torn Kashmir region have been closed to the public from Tuesday, according to a government order reviewed by Reuters, in a bid to tighten security after last week's attack on holiday-makers.

The decision to temporarily shut 48 holiday resorts came a week after gunmen killed 26 people, most of them Indian tourists, in the restive region. View on euronews

NEW DELHI — A deadly attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir has again moved India and Pakistan closer to war as the two rivals downgraded diplomatic and trade ties, closed the main border crossing and revoked visas for each other’s nationals.

Decades-long tensions between India and Pakistan are once again threatening regional stability, as Islamabad warns New Delhi could launch an incursion following a recent terrorist attack in Kashmir.

Anger in Indian-run Kashmir escalated on Monday over sweeping detentions in the hunt for the gunmen who carried out a deadly attack last week that New Delhi blames on arch-rival Pakistan.New Delhi has accused Pakistan of supporting "cross-border terrorism" after gunmen killed 26 people on April 22,