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Avalanche hits Army post in J&K, soldier killed

A Google Maps image shows Roshan Post in Tangdhar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.   | Photo Credit: Google

A soldier was killed and two others were injured after an avalanche hit an Army post in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday.

The avalanche hit the Army post near the Line of Control (LoC) at Roshan Post in Tangdhar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district late on Tuesday night, the officials said.

They said an Army soldier was killed and two others were injured in the incident.

The injured soldiers were rushed to a hospital.

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