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Portion of glacier breaks, 1 killed
A medical student from Jammu was killed and four others,including two tourists from Kolkata and one from Uttar Pradesh, were injured after a portion of glacier in Ganderbal district suddenly broke down, police said on Wednesday.
Updated on: Sep 12, 2012, 12:17:49 IST
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A medical student from Jammu was killed and four others,including two tourists from Kolkata and one from Uttar Pradesh, were injured after a portion of glacier in Ganderbal district suddenly broke down, police said on Wednesday.
They said a group of tourists were on picnic, walking on Thajiwas glacier when it suddenly broke down.Zubair Ahmad Choudhary, a medical student and resident of Poonch, died on the spot.
Four others, including two tourists from Kolkata and one from UP, were injured. The injured were rushed to a hospital from where they were discharged after providing first aid.
