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Avalanche buries 130 Pakistan soldiers

/ 02:08 PM April 07, 2012

ISLAMABAD—A security official says an avalanche has buried 130 Pakistani soldiers in a Himalayan region close to India.

The incident happened early Saturday on the Siachen Glacier, where thousands of Pakistani and Indian troops are based.

The security official says snow engulfed a battalion headquarters in Gayari district.

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He spoke anonymously because the military had yet to release a formal statement.

Siachen is on the northern tip of the divided Kashmir region claimed by both India and Pakistan.

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