After India accused arch-rival Pakistan of backing a deadly attack targeting tourists in Kashmir -- a charge rejected by Islamabad -- a video was shared in posts falsely claiming it showed one of the attackers admitting he was sent by Pakistan’s intelligence agency.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called senior officials in India and Pakistan in an effort to defuse the crisis that followed last week’s deadly attack in Kashmir, the State Department said.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is telling the Indian armed forces it has complete freedom of action to respond to any threats following a terrorist attack in the contested Kashmir region.