By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) -Twenty-six people were killed and 17 were injured when suspected militants opened fire at tourists in India's Jammu and Kashmir territory, police said on Wednesday,

The region's chief minister said the attack was "much larger than anything we've seen directed at civilians in recent years".

The attack appeared to be a major shift in the regional conflict in which tourists have largely been spared from violence.