Pakistani soldiers dug into a massive avalanche in a mountain battleground close to the Indian border on Saturday, searching ...
for at least 135 people buried when the wall of snow engulfed a military complex. (April 7)
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APPROXIMATELY 100 OR MORE PAKISTANI SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN BURIED BY AN AVALANCHE THAT SMASHED INTO A ARMY BASE EARLY SATURDAY ON A GLACIER IN THE HIMILAYAS -- ALONG THE INDIAN BORDER..PAKISTAN'S HIGH COMMISSIONER IN GREAT BRITAIN DESCRIBED THE INCIDENT IN AN INTERVIEW WITH BRITISH BROADCASTER SKY NEWS.[Notes:SOT -- WAJID SHAMSUL HASAN / PAKISTAN'S HIGH COMMISSIONER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM]""Rescue operations are on, it's a very horrendous tragedy, about a hundred, hundred and fifty soldiers have been, you know, martyred in this avalanche and rescue operations are on and every attempt is being made to rescue as many as possible. [Notes:VO ---------------]THE MILITARY SAYS HELICOPTERS -- TROOPS --AND SNIFFER DOGS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED IN THE RESCUE EFFORT.THE GLACIER IS LOCATED ON THE NORTHERN TIP OF THE DIVIDED KASHMIR REGION --- WHICH IS CLAIMED BY BOTH INDIA AND PAKISTAN.-------------------------------------THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.(****END****) VIDEO PRODUCER: NED BARKER---------------------------VIDEO SOURCE: AP TELEVISION / AP PHOTOS / SKY NEWS /-----------------------VIDEO APPROVAL: NED BARKER----------------------------VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: SKY - No Access UK/Al Jazeera English/Bloomberg----------------------------------MARKET EMBARGO (S): --------------------------------SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE: vt1546AP-APTN-1030: ++Pakistan Avalanche
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