Officer, 10 jawans killed in Kashmir avalanche (Third Lead)
By IANSMonday, February 8, 2010
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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