New Delhi: President Draupadi Murmu said Sunday's terrorist attack on a bus carrying pilgrims was a "cowardly act" and the nation stands with the families of the victims.

Nine people were killed and 33 injured when terrorists attacked a bus carrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on Sunday evening, causing the vehicle to fall into a ditch, a senior police officer said. Have become.

"I am distressed by the terrorist attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district. This cowardly act is a crime against humanity, and must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. The nation stands with the families of the victims. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured,” Murmu said in a post on Twitter.

Earlier, in another post the President had said that he was 'deeply distressed to learn about a bus accident in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, in which several pilgrims have died.'

Murmu had said in the post, "My condolences to the families of the victims. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured." Which was later removed.