Monday, February 8, 2010

Officer, 10 jawans killed in Kashmir avalanche

SRINAGAR - At least 11 Indian Army soldiers, including an officer, were killed and 12 injured Monday when a massive avalanche struck a high altitude warfare training camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

The officer killed is a Lieutenant, said a defence official, adding that rescue operations are on in the north Kashmir district.

“A massive avalanche rolled down the Khilanmarg mountain, engulfing a high altitude warfare camp set up by the army,” the official said.

The injured soldiers have been shifted to a hospital.

There were around 300 soldiers in the camp when the avalanche struck.

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