7 soldiers killed in Kashmir avalanche

He said eight soldiers were rescued by an army search team in Shamsbari area near the Line of Control (LoC), a ceasefire line that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan.

“Bodies of seven soldiers have been recovered," army spokesman lieutenant colonel J.S. Brar said.

Avalanches occur frequently in mountainous Kashmir.

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