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Avalanches kill 12 soldiers in north Pakistan

E-Mail this report to a friend Avalanches destroyed two Pakistan army posts in the country's north, killing at least 12 army personnel, including two officers, a Pakistan army spokesman said today.

The avalanches occurred yesterday in the Gultari area of Astor sector, some 215 km north of Islamabad, he said.

All the bodies were recovered, the spokesperson said. No other details were immediately available.

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