On Tuesday, while India was grappling with the news of the death of 7 pilgrims in a heinous terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, media organisation CNN managed to infuriate people with their insensitive coverage. CNN Twitter handle tweeted an article with the headline ‘At least seven Hindu pilgrims killed after being caught in crossfire in Indian administered Kashmir’, after the attack.

Just like the time when BBC called terrorist Burhan Wani a ‘rebel leader’, CNN’s statement was met with widespread condemnation on Indian Twitter. While one Twitter user wrote: “Just like thousands of people died on 9/11 when they were caught between the twin towers and two harmless aircrafts?”, another one felt that US President Trump’s ‘fake news’ tag for the organisation was justified.

Check out some of the tweets below:

At least seven Hindu pilgrims killed after being caught in crossfire in Indian administered Kashmir https://t.co/0tpqnZ1Y5K — CNN International (@cnni) July 11, 2017

Crossfire? This is the type of kundi journalism that might have reported the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami as a "surfing accident". https://t.co/dWKuFzcQmo July 11, 2017

Crossfire? Pl get your facts rights, they were shot by Jihadi terrorists! Why is @cnni spreading fake news? Why are you folks lying? https://t.co/bAT24dPNoe — Mohandas Pai (@TVMohandasPai) July 11, 2017

They weren't caught in crossfire. They were deliberately targeted. Yours isn't just #FakeNews @cnni, it's third rate journalism https://t.co/nOxJ8cwezS — Minhaz Merchant (@MinhazMerchant) July 11, 2017

Wow!!! Wonder who is more barbaric, those who wield the gun, or those with a reckless, insensitive and impudent pen #TerrorInk https://t.co/r7NsYQU6yf — Samir Saran (@samirsaran) July 11, 2017

Where CNN takes its #FakeNews tag really seriously. https://t.co/EWZ30uW7MX — Sankrant Sanu सानु (@sankrant) July 11, 2017

1) Bus was attacked by Terrorists 2) No Crossfire 3) It's India's Jammu & Kashmir 4) President @realDonaldTrump is right, @cnni is FAKE NEWS https://t.co/8Iid8RVbOd — Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) July 11, 2017

How @cnni mutilates facts into fiction & why President @realDonaldTrump is right in treating @CNN like what the cat dragged home last night. https://t.co/RwPEwApKjH — কাঞ্চন গুপ্ত (@KanchanGupta) July 11, 2017

And then people wonder why Trump won. https://t.co/vZZiXz9KGz — Sreemoy Talukdar (@sreemoytalukdar) July 11, 2017

Crossfire. Sure. Like when Terrorist fire bullets on you from all possible directions, that sure is a crossfire situation. Good job @cnni . https://t.co/00Do4HFnEC — Yashwant Deshmukh (@YRDeshmukh) July 11, 2017

At least 2000 Americans killed after being caught in crossfire in US-held Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941 https://t.co/QdIuMtILwo — Arnab Ray (@greatbong) July 11, 2017

Just like thousands of people died on 9/11 when they were caught between the twin towers and two harmless aircrafts? Okay. https://t.co/sEkxqKZzMd — Piku (@TheSherni) July 11, 2017

CNN missed out "crossfire between unemployed Kashmiri youth and their repressive tormentors, the Indian security forces". https://t.co/hM9jUAXXDF — Aashish Chandorkar (@c_aashish) July 11, 2017

Even Trump is right about one thing- CNN is Fake News! Crossfire! https://t.co/5oQIqNyP10 — Gappistan Radio (@GappistanRadio) July 11, 2017

Crossfire ???? So the 9/11 planes just deviated or lost their maps ? Did they ? #NonSense https://t.co/vMdUaKOoMf — sanjay suri (@sanjaysuri) July 11, 2017

Why does @cnni call a blatant terrorist attack on pilgrims in India as 'caught in crossfire'? Implying Indian bullets killed them? Shameful! https://t.co/FV360tPgtT — Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) July 11, 2017

Hunt on for LeT commander Abu Ismail

Security forces have launched a massive hunt to track down Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander and Pakistani national Abu Ismail, who has emerged as the mastermind of the deadly attack on Amarnath pilgrims.

Proactive operations have been launched, mainly in south Kashmir, to track down Ismail as investigations including communication intercepts have pointed out to his involvement in the attack on Amarnath pilgrims, a senior police official said. Seven Amarnath pilgrims, including six women, were killed and 19 injured when terrorists attacked a bus in Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday evening. The official said the attack in Anantnag appears to be a reprisal for killing of several Lashkar militants including Bashir Lashkari in an encounter with security forces earlier this month.

"The terrorists are frustrated at the back to back losses suffered by them during counter-insurgency operations over the past month or so and have now resorted to attacking civilians and tourists," he said. According to the official, Ismail has been active in Kashmir for several years and had moved base to south Kashmir more than a year ago. The Anantnag attack on Amarnath pilgrims came the same day when police announced arrest of a module of LeT including a Hindu terrorist hailing from Muzaffaranagar area of Uttar Pradesh.

Lashkar has not only distanced itself from the attack on Amarnath pilgrims but also condemned the attack. LeT spokesman Abdullah Ghaznavi, while condemning the attack on pilgrims, has said, "It is against Islamic teachings". "The attack on the pilgrims is highly reprehensible act. Islam does not allow violence against any faith," he said

Security forces have launched a massive hunt to track down Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander and Pakistani national Abu Ismail, who has emerged as the mastermind of the deadly attack on Amarnath pilgrims.Proactive operations have been launched, mainly in south Kashmir, to track down Ismail as investigations including communication intercepts have pointed out to his involvement in the attack on Amarnath pilgrims, a senior police official said.

Seven Amarnath pilgrims, including six women, were killed and 19 injured when terrorists attacked a bus in Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday evening. The official said the attack in Anantnag appears to be a reprisal for killing of several Lashkar militants including Bashir Lashkari in an encounter with security forces earlier this month. "The terrorists are frustrated at the back to back losses suffered by them during counter-insurgency operations over the past month or so and have now resorted to attacking civilians and tourists," he said. According to the official, Ismail has been active in Kashmir for several years and had moved base to south Kashmir more than a year ago.

The Anantnag attack on Amarnath pilgrims came the same day when police announced arrest of a module of LeT including a Hindu terrorist hailing from Muzaffaranagar area of Uttar Pradesh. Lashkar has not only distanced itself from the attack on Amarnath pilgrims but also condemned the attack. LeT spokesman Abdullah Ghaznavi, while condemning the attack on pilgrims, has said, "It is against Islamic teachings". "The attack on the pilgrims is highly reprehensible act. Islam does not allow violence against any faith," he said