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Avalanche in Siachen base camp; three dead

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LEH, Sept 9: Three soldiers lost their lives when an avalanche struck Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield, in the Union Territory of Ladakh, officials said on Tuesday.

The avalanche occurred in the 12,000-feet-high Siachen base camp area on Sunday, trapping three soldiers, including two Agniveers, the officials said.

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They said a rescue operation was immediately launched and the bodies of the trapped soldiers were retrieved. (PTI)

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